Oyster, bay scallop farm in Tiverton gets initial OK
Marcia Pobzeznik
TIVERTON A new aquaculture application for waters off Sapowet Point got an initial nod from the town’s Harbor Commission this week and can advance to a formal application before the Coastal Resources Management Council.
Bradley Boehringer and Travis Lundgren, experienced oyster farmers out of Galilee and Point Judith, want to grow oysters and bay scallops in a 2.69 acre area just north of Sapowet Point, and about 500 feet away from a two-acre oyster farm that is the only operating aquaculture operation in town.
“I tried to pick a spot where there’s not a lot of recreational things going on. There are no properties directly in front of the lease,” Lundgren said of the property nearby that is owned by the Audubon Society. “I picked a spot where there are not too many people.”
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A practice to transform retired petroleum platform jackets into artificial reefs to provide habitat for marine life has been successful in many territories around the world such as the Gulf of Mexico, Brunei, and Malaysia. Following their suit is Thailand who recently initiated a pioneering project in Koh Pha-Ngan, Surat Thani through collaboration between public and private sectors. This ground-breaking initiative aims to preserve and restore marine resources in Thailand. The project is also expected to generate socio-economic benefits and contribute to ecosystem rehabilitation as well as generate new knowledge on the use of artificial reefs to conserve Thai seas for the future.