Shinnecock Bay Clam Stocks Have a Resurgence | 27Speaks Podcast

Shinnecock Bay Clam Stocks Have a Resurgence | 27Speaks Podcast

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27Speaks on Nov 28, 2024

While the commercial harvest of bay scallops from local waters has been all but ended by six years of massive die-offs, the clam population is booming, and local baymen are enjoying a bountiful windfall. The rebound of clams in Shinnecock Bay has been so robust that baymen have asked the Southampton Town Trustees to impose new limits on their harvest to protect the resurgent clams from being overexploited by opportunistic harvesters, and even some rule-breakers. Reporter Michael Wright joins the editors on the podcast to explain how clam restoration efforts have been successful.

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