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What is upwelling and why does it work?
What is upwelling and why does it work?
You can upwell or downwell; one moves water up, one moves water down...the diagram explains it better.
You can upwell or downwell; one moves water up, one moves water down...the diagram explains it better.
Upwelling brings a constant supply of nutrient rich water past your animals. All they need to do is open up and feed, which they do constantly as long as the food is in the water.
Upwelling brings a constant supply of nutrient rich water past your animals. All they need to do is open up and feed, which they do constantly as long as the food is in the water.
Here are some pictures of us tending to the silos. The silos foul with algae and need tending to; this increases the water flow to feed and cleans the clams themselves.
Here are some pictures of us tending to the silos. The silos foul with algae and need tending to; this increases the water flow to feed and cleans the clams themselves.
We are also using screens to place the mature clams on to free up space in the silo. This allows them to still grow and feed as they float off our dock. We will use these clams in our netting study in August 2017.
We are also using screens to place the mature clams on to free up space in the silo. This allows them to still grow and feed as they float off our dock. We will use these clams in our netting study in August 2017.
The soft shell clams need to be winterized over the cold winter months in Maine. To do so we had to work with Department of Marine Resources and gain a Limited Permit for Aquaculture (LPA). After gaining approval we are able to winterize them inside mesh bags in a cage and hang it off a local dock.
The soft shell clams need to be winterized over the cold winter months in Maine. To do so we had to work with Department of Marine Resources and gain a Limited Permit for Aquaculture (LPA). After gaining approval we are able to winterize them inside mesh bags in a cage and hang it off a local dock.
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