In this episode of Voice of the Sea, we travel to the Gulf of Mexico, meet up with Florida Sea Grant researchers and partners, and learn about farming clams, oysters, and sponges. These filter feeders help clean the water, provide nursery habitat, and support a thriving industry! Then, we check out oysters growing in living shorelines and learn how these systems actively protect coastal areas from erosion and storm damage.
From Cedar Key, we head south to Tampa Bay where clam farmers are growing food clams as well as native clams for ecosystem restoration. Then, we head offshore to visit sponge aquaculture research sites near Hernando Beach. Like clams and oysters, sponges are filter feeders that help clean the water as they eat. Sponges also provide critically important nursery habitat for fishes!
UPDATE Many of the folks that you met in the episode, "Farming Clams, Oysters & Sponges" were severely impacted by Hurricane Helene that made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast in late September of 2024 and Hurricane Milton, which impacted both coasts only a month later. If you would like to donate to relief efforts, please visit www.volunteerf... to donate to the Florida Disaster Fund.
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