What a day out on the water! Despite a soggy forecast, 16 boats and 105 snorkelers joined us for this year’s Scallop Search—and together we found 20 scallops! Why does …
Category: Shellfish Restoration
Eagle Rays: Soaring on Spotted Wings
See our clam restoration coordinator Ernesto Lasso de la Vega in the season premiere of the “Changing Seas” program. SBW is a partner in research with Mote to evaluate the …
Thank you for making waves with us!
Dear Friends, Thank you for coming to our shindig, Scallopalooza, We’re Makin’ Waves. My heart swells from the broad brushstroke of support we received. Sarasota Bay Watch has worked hard …
Checking Up On The Clams!
Happy New Year and we hope you all had a Clamtastic Holidays. On Saturday January 13th a group of volunteers braved the cold 60 degree water to check on our …
Sarasota Bay Watch granted lease rights to underwater aquaculture site in Sarasota Bay
Videos and Articles:SNN – Cleaning Sarasota Bay With ClamsFOX 13 News – State grants non-profit 4.5 acre plot to help restore Sarasota BayBusiness Observer – Sarasota nonprofit secures state’s first …
Volunteers needed for April 3rd, 8:30-11am Clam Drop
Thank you for your interest in our final clam drop for 2020 on Saturday April 3rd at 8:30am, meeting at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron! Here are a couple of reminders …
Photos from the Dec. 19 Clam Drop
Sarasota Bay Watch final clam drop for 2020.
Clam drop at North Coquina Beach Dec. 5
We need help with: Clam Drop: at 8:30 am we will meet at North Coquina Beach Boat Ramp, returning around 11:30 am Thank you for signing up to helpSarasota Bay Watch …
Clamming Up
Florida west coast clam restoration project takes aim at water quality issues. Published in TIDE Magazine. Written by Rusty Chinnis.
Sarasota Bay Watch Receives Barancik Foundation Grant
We are excitied to announce that we have received a generous grant from the Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation. This grant will help further our efforts to increase the shellfish …
Scallop Search Postponed
Hello Friends and Partners, We are sorry to report that the Sarasota Bay Scallop Search is postponed. It was originally scheduled for this Saturday, August 25, 2018. We have not …
Sign up for The Great Scallop Search of 2018 and Clam Jam!
It’s that time of year again and we are excited to announce that this year is our 10th year of surveying the scallop population of Sarasota Bay. This year we …
Clam Restoration Efforts Off to a Great Start!
May and June have been busy months for Sarasota Bay Watch and our community partners. We are proud to announce that as of June 16th we have released over 125,000 …
Sarasota Bay Watch Starts Clam Restoration Efforts
Sarasota Bay Watch board members with the help of volunteers put the first test batch of hard-shell clams into Sarasota Bay this past week to begin efforts to restore the …
Sarasota Bay Watch Begins Clam Restoration
On Friday the 24th of February, Sarasota Bay Watch and partners Bay Shellfish Company and Two Docks, (a commercial clam farmer), began a new clam restoration effort. Over 300,000 juvenile …
Scallop Search 2016
August 13, 2016: Sarasota Sailing Squadron Sarasota Bay Watch launched with its first scallop search in Sarasota Bay waters in 2008. Since that time SBW has benefitted scientists, environmental organizations, …
Thank You SBW Citizen Scientists
Thank you SBW Citizen Scientists for your dedicated work in the 8th Annual Scallop Search. The 2015 Scallop Search Results:31 large live scallops and 220+ recently dead scallop shells This …