Aquaculture

2013

June 13, 2013

Pursuit of Perfection Is Often Just a Bottom Feeder Away

Chris Fischer
Aquaculture
Sustainable agriculture

Jiro Dreams of Sushi, a documentary about the world famous sushi chef in Japan, made waves in the food world last year with its high definition celebration of the tiny basement level restaurant and their impeccable selection and treatment of the most appetizing seafood imaginable. Jiro continues to make his name serving what is thought to be one of the most expensive meals on earth, which is calculated partly by the length of the meal that often lasts less than 20 minutes as simple dish after dish is prepared in rapid succession, almost immediately after the last is consumed.

June 6, 2013

Sengekontacket Pond Plays Host To a Million Tiny Pioneers

Sara Brown
Shellfish
Aquaculture
Sengekontacket Pond

Over the next year, a million tiny pioneers will arrive at Sengekontacket Pond. Simply by growing from the size of a pencil eraser to a full three inches, a million oysters are the key part of a project launched by Oak Bluffs and Edgartown to cultivate the shellfish in Sengekontacket, which has been found to have nitrogen levels well above acceptable limits.

June 6, 2013

Conservancy Invests in Tisbury Great Pond Oyster Futures

Remy Tumin
Oysters
Aquaculture
Tisbury Great Pond
Water quality
Nature Conservancy

Part of the Tisbury Great Pond is about to become an oyster reef, thanks to a project sponsored by The Nature Conservancy and the towns of Chilmark and West Tisbury.

The propagation projects calls for putting down 100 cubic yards of sea clam shells as culch and then planting 250,000 juvenile oysters.

April 25, 2013

Selectman Skeptical About Oyster Farm Plan in Lagoon Pond

Sara Brown
Lagoon Pond
Aquaculture
Oysters

A plan for a large oyster farm in Lagoon Pond spurred debate in Oak Bluffs this week, with town officials weighing concerns about the location and effects of the proposed farm with the potential benefits of aquaculture. Brothers Dan and Greg Martino applied for an aquaculture license to start a four-acre oyster farm at the southern end of Lagoon Pond.

March 14, 2013

Chilmark Oyster Season Set to Begin, Scallop Season Extended

Remy Tumin
Shellfish
Aquaculture
Squibnocket Beach

Oyster season in Chilmark is set to begin on Monday after the board of selectmen approved the opening of the short season.

At the selectmen’s weekly meeting on Tuesday, the board approved a recommendation from the shellfish committee that permits two heaping bushels a day, Monday through Wednesday. The season ends April 30. Shellfish constable Isaiah Scheffer said half a dozen oystermen had expressed interested in permits — “a controlled amount,” Mr. Scheffer added.

January 24, 2013

Edgartown, Oak Bluffs Hatch Plan for 750,000 Oysters

Sara Brown
Aquaculture
Water quality

In an effort to lower nitrogen amounts in Sengekontacket Pond, Edgartown and Oak Bluffs are embarking on a yearly project to grow oysters in the Major’s Cove area of the pond.

In Edgartown, shellfish constable Paul Bagnall told selectmen Tuesday that the shellfish committee is proposing spending $24,000 on 250,000 oyster seed for the pond. The original plan was to spend $48,500 on 500,000 oysters, but the amount was reduced because of the number of articles submitted for town meeting.

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