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February 2014
February 28th: Met with Westhampton Beach High School CURE and gave updates on the project. Look forward to meeting with you again! February19th: A tremendous THANKS to WINDSWEPT MARINA in East Moriches for donating open space at their office to the Moriches Bay...
January 2014
January 18th: The Sea Scout Ship 908 Oyster Hatchery and the Moriches Bay Project™ worked together to remove a floating upwelling system from the waters in North Sea. The upwelling system, capable of producing an estimated 3 million clams and oysters, was placed on...
December 2013
December 20th: In preparation for winter, the 5000 oysters of the Moriches Bay Project™ oyster farm were relocated to the Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Education Center for monitoring and protecion until the spring. See pictures in Photo Gallery. December 17th:...
November 2013
November 23rd: Moriches Bay Project™ visits the Sea Scout Ship 908 Oyster Hatchery! See Pitures in Photo Gallery November 21st – 22nd: Three months have passed since the opening of the first Oyster Farm in Moriches Bay. Most of the 5,000 oysters grew from half an inch...
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The site of our two offices: Address 1:906 Dune RoadWest Hampton Dunes, NY 11978 Address 2:215 Atlantic Ave.East Moriches, NY 11940 Mailing Address:Moriches Bay ProjectP.O. Box 203West Hampton, NY 11977 Questions or comments regarding the Moriches Bay Project or...
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Welcome to the Moriches Bay Project™! We are a local organization dedicated to working within our community to monitor and restore Moriches Bay. The Bay was once a thriving natural habitat for shellfish, eelgrass, and many other important aquatic species....