Fall is the annual seeding of a harbor in East Hampton- and there was no better a day than on October 18th when the weather felt like a sunny summer day and the breeze was light. On this day, 25,000 oyster seedlings were distributed into Northwest Harbor that the East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery had grown to replenish the harbor with.
Members of the East Hampton Middle School’s Surfrider Club and their teachers, John Ryan, Jr. and David Cataletto paddled along side the shellfish hatchery’s skiff on paddle boards, courtesy of Paddle Diva’s owner Gina Bradley with buckets of new oyster seeds to disperse.
As always, it was fun as the “citizen scientist” students helped to replenish the harbor with oysters that filter the waters and help keep the harbor healthy as they grow and ultimately become large enough to harvest by our local fishermen and residents.
Aquaculture Trustee Committee members, John Aldred and Susan McGraw-Keber joined the afternoon fun and effort to help with distributing the buckets full of the 25,000 oyster seedlings to the students.
