East Hampton Town Shellfish Hatchery
Annual Report of Operations
Mission Statement
Through a state of the art hatchery on Fort Pond Bay, nurseries on Three Mile Harbor, and field grow out systems in Napeague Harbor; the East Hampton Town
Shellfish Hatchery produces large quantities of oyster, clam, and bay scallop seed to enhance valuable shellfish stocks in local waters. Shellfish are available for
harvest by all town residents.
The hatchery operates under a twenty-five year agreement with New York State, which receives ten percent of yearly seed production in exchange for initial capital
funding. This share is generally disseminated into state waters adjacent to East Hampton. In any given year, alternate arrangements may substitute for
this formula.
Cooperative research and experimentation concerning shellfish culture, the subsequent success of seed in the wild and the status of the resource is undertaken
and reported upon regularly, often funded and validated by scientific research grants. Educational opportunities afforded by the work include school group and
open house tours, and educational displays at community functions.
An annual reporting includes production statistics and values, seed dissemination information, results of research initiatives, a summary of outreach efforts,
the status of current and developing infrastructure, and a plan for the following year's operations.
2007
Full-time Staff Part-timers and consultants Special Thanks
John Aldred Richard Lester For her willingness and
John Dunne Doug Lester excitement to take part
Jennifer Gaites Jennifer Rice in our efforts
Jeremy Gould Barbara Claflin
Frank Quevedo For helping to bring our
reports into the 21st century
Ronn Pirrelli
Table of Contents
2007 Annual Report of Operations
Season Summary 1
Species Summary – Eastern Oyster 3
Oyster Production and Distribution Table 4
Oyster Hatchery Discards Table 5
Overwintered Oyster Summary 6
Overwinter Retrieval and Distribution Table 7
Species Summary – Hard Clam 8
Clam Production and Distribution Table 10
Clam Hatchery Discards Table 11
Overwintered Clam Summary 12
Overwinter Retrieval and Distribution Table 17
Species Summary – Bay Scallop 18
Scallop Production and Distribution Table 19
Scallops Hatchery Discards Table 20
Overwintered Scallop Summary 21
Overwinter Retrieval and Distribution Table 22
Cooperative Research - includes: 23
Suffolk County/East Hampton Bay Scallop Restoration Project 23
Evaluation of Survival of Bay Scallops in Different Habitats 26
Outreach 27
Appendix 1 – 2007 Seeding Maps 29
All harbors
Northwest Creek
Three Mile Harbor
Hog Creek
Accabonac
Fresh Pond
Napeague Harbor
Lake Montauk
Appendix 2 – Market Value of 2007 Hatchery Discards 37
Appendix 3 – Market Value of 2007 Seed 38
Appendix 4 – Market Value of 2006/2007 Overwintered Seed 40
Appendix 5 – Market Value of Seed Donated to New York State 1990-2007 42
Appendix 6 – 2007 Seed Planting Timetable 46
Appendix 7 – 2007 Temperatures 49
2008 Operating Plan 53
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