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Marine Biologist Doubts Parasite Was Only Cause of Bay Scallop Collapse, But It Was Another Factor

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DEC commissioner Basil Seggos. PRESS FILE

Many scallops in the Peconics were found with their shells empty.

A parasite called “a significant threat” to the Peconic Bay scallop fishery may have been a factor in the near total collapse of the scallop population last year. PRESS FILE

A parasite that the New York State commissioner of environmental conservation called “a significant threat” to the Peconic Bay scallop fishery has been detected in a sample of bay scallops... more

State DEC Directs $3.5 Million to South Shore Scallops, Eelgrass and Runoff

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will direct $3.5 million in state environmental protection funds toward projects to improve the ecological health of Long Island’s South Shore bays, including $350,000 for research on bay scallops and $400,000 for surveys of eelgrass beds on bay bottoms that are critical to the health of several marine species. The state funding program will seed grants to local governments along the South Shore Estuary Reserve for implementing anti-pollution strategies and marine debris removal, for research on eelgrass and scallops, for new environmental monitoring technology and to reimburse individual homeowners up to $500 ... 23 Dec 2024 by Michael Wright

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Marine Biologist Doubts Parasite Was Only Cause of Bay Scallop Collapse, But It Was Another Factor

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Marine Biologist Doubts Parasite Was Only Cause of Bay Scallop Collapse, But It Was Another Factor

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