Sarasota nonprofit secures state's first underwater aquaculture lease

The lease will be used for clam restoration and research.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 2:40 p.m. June 15, 2022
Sarasota Bay Watch volunteers at a clam release in March. (Courtesy photo)
Sarasota Bay Watch volunteers at a clam release in March. (Courtesy photo)
  • Manatee-Sarasota
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The Sarasota Bay Watch is newly in the business of rearing native hard-shell clams after receiving the state’s first underwater aquaculture lease. 

 

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