Plant 200,000 American oysters to assess their potential to remove nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon pollutantion from waters and repopulate a historic fishery in Port Jefferson Harbor, New York. Project will increase biofiltration by the oysters, which remove 122 lbs. of nitrogen annually from a harbor of Long Island Sound.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Long Island Sound Futures Fund
Project Title: Oyster Planting to Improve Water Quality in Long Island Sound (NY)
Organization:
Town of Brookhaven
Project ID:
1401.19.065933
Description:
Award Amount:
$74694.22
Location:
Port Jefferson Harbor, New York