DURHAM, N.H. When the pandemic struck last year, oyster farmer Chris Burtis soon realized the restaurants that bought his oysters had mostly closed. Without a new market, his Ferda Farms faced potential economic ruin.Then, Burtis heard The Nature.
Pandemic-hit oyster farmers in Maine take part in oyster conservation program
The program, known as Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration or SOAR, is buying more than 5 million oysters to restore shellfish reefs at 20 locations.
By MICHAEL CASEYAssociated Press
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DURHAM, N.H. When the pandemic struck last year, oyster farmer Chris Burtis soon realized the restaurants that bought his oysters had mostly closed. Without a new market, his Ferda Farms faced potential economic ruin.
Then, Burtis heard The Nature Conservancy in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts was buying millions of bivalves around the country for rebuilding decimated oyster reefs – and he quickly joined the effort.
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Pandemic-hit oyster farmers in Maine take part in oyster conservation program
The program, known as Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration or SOAR, is buying more than 5 million oysters to restore shellfish reefs at 20 locations.
By MICHAEL CASEYAssociated Press
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DURHAM, N.H. When the pandemic struck last year, oyster farmer Chris Bertis soon realized the restaurants that bought his oysters had mostly closed. Without a new market, his Ferda Farms faced potential economic ruin.
Then, Bertis heard The Nature Conservancy in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts was buying millions of bivalves around the country for rebuilding decimated oyster reefs and he quickly joined the effort.
Gundalow Company announces Virtual Gundalow Gathering Series
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PORTSMOUTH The Gundalow Company has announced its Winter/Spring Virtual Gundalow Gatherings line up.
Now, in its eighth year, the event shifts from gatherings in private homes across the Seacoast, to welcoming a wider audience via a Zoom-based event calendar. The initial roster of speakers will entertain and engage all audiences on a variety of topics, said Rich Clyborne, Executive Director of the Gundalow Company. We wanted to make sure we continued this annual tradition; our gatherings are something many of our members and supporters look forward to each year.
Kicking off the series will be a documentary on February 25th. Blue Latitudes returns from last spring’s short film and discussion “Rigs to Reefs,” hosted by principals Emily Hazelwood and Amber Sparks, to present “Faka’apa’apa.” The film features Vava‘u, an island group in the Kingdom of Tonga where a government ban on w