Our Quogue Junior Ambassadors came out to help us deploy the first round of summer 2025 spat-on-shell oysters in our Quogue Oyster Reef (established summer 2024).

Kim and Kate head out to monitor our Quogue Oyster Reef, collect scientific data, and clean the spat-on-shell oysters growing in our restoration raft. It may have been a rainy day for our dedicated staff, but not for the oysters. The reef is absolutely thriving!

Checking on last year’s Sag Harbor oyster reef planting off Steinbeck Park, and bolstering the reef with another 100K spat-on-shell oysters!

Installing Oyster Restoration Raft in the waters of our Quogue Stewardship Site. Spat-on-shell oysters will improve water quality as they filter feed and grow, and eventually be planted in Quogue Village waters to bolster our newly restored oyster reef!

Shellfish 101 - first Stewardship Session of the season

Read our 2024 Back to the Bays Impact Report for a full review of the our 2024 projects and progress.

CCE Marine’s Aquaculture team members attended the Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Expo (NACE) and the Milford Aquaculture Seminar (MAS) in Rhode Island.

Read our 2023 Back to the Bays Impact Report for a review of our restoration and education initiatives throughout the East End of Long island.

When the 2023 scallop season opened in New York State waters on Monday, November 6, it seemed like the East End harvest was going to be a meager one for the fifth consecutive year – but Shelter Island’s baymen and residents joyously embraced a few bountiful days once town waters opened the following week.

Our summer 2023 College Interns reflect on their summer of learning and stewardship with Back to the Bays.