Re-Clam the Bay
The Re-Clam the Bay project is an initiative spearheaded by Friends of the Bay to bring back a healthy clam population to our bays.
But to do this we need your help!
100% of the donations received will go to fund the Re-Clam the Bay project.
Over the past decade, our local waters have experienced a drastic decline in clam and oyster populations.
Friends of the Bay is focusing on clams for this project because they have a higher survival rate than oysters but are also highly effective at filtering water.
Our goal, working with the Town of Oyster Bay, is to stock the town’s newly designated and protected shellfish sanctuary areas with locally sourced adult hard clams. These clams will never be harvested and will be left to spawn and help repopulate our bays.
For two years, the clams will be spread over the shellfish sanctuaries in Oyster Bay, Cold Spring Harbor and Mill Neck Creek during two “drop days” in the spring and two in the fall of each year.
Suggested Donations:
$15 = 1/4 Bushel
$25 = 1/2 Bushel
$50 = Full Bushel (approximately 100 clams)
Or Become a Sponsor:
$250 = Cover the cost of 5 bushels to be dropped in one shellfish sanctuary.
$500 = Cover the cost of 10 bushels to be dropped in multiple shellfish sanctuaries.
$1,000 = Cover the cost of 20 bushels to be dropped in multiple shellfish sanctuaries.
$1,500 = Cover the cost of one entire "drop day" providing clams for all shellfish sanctuaries.
$3,000 = Cover the cost of two "drop days" providing clams to all shellfish sanctuaries.
$6,000 = Cover the cost for an entire season (all four "drop days") of the Re-Clam the Bay Project.