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Quogue Stewardship Site Update
With support from our Quogue Stewardship community, CCE Marine’s Back to the Bays team raised and deployed 3 rounds of spat-on-shell oysters this summer, utilizing our Quogue floating Restoration Raft!
2026 Oyster Reef Restoration at Tiana Bayside
Southampton Town officials joined CCE Marine staff to help deploy our 2026 round of spat-on-shell oysters on our restoration reef in Tiana Bay.
Shellfish Nursery at Sag Harbor’s Redwood Facility
Our new Redwood Facility in Sag Harbor is already serving nicely as a new shellfish nursery for growing out juvenile hard clams and spat-on-shell oysters!
Shelter Island Oyster Restoration - Summer 2026 Update
Back to the Bays had been busy this summer working to restore oyster reef habitats on Shelter Island and engaging the public every step of the way!
Quogue Junior Ambassadors POV
Learn about what our Back to the Bays Quogue Jr. Ambassadors have been up to this summer. Lead Ambassadors, Teagan and Oggie, share their experience.
Quogue Oyster Reef Deployment
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).
Quogue Oyster Reef Monitoring
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!
Building On Our Sag Harbor Oyster Reef
Checking on last year’s Sag Harbor oyster reef planting off Steinbeck Park, and bolstering the reef with another 100K spat-on-shell oysters!
Oyster Restoration Raft Installed at Quogue Stewardship Site
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!
Long Island Marine and Coastal Field Guide: A Trusty Companion on Land and at Sea- The Southampton Press
The Long Island Marine and Coastal Field Guide was created by Back to the Bays staff Carolyn Munaco and Hazel Wodehouse. Carolyn painted over 250 species for the field guide and Hazel classified each organism and wrote all of the information about each species, as well as detailed descriptions of Long Island's diverse marine habitats.
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Community, conservationists establish small oyster reef in Sag Harbor - Newsday
Kate-Rossi Snook led a large gathering of volunteers and supports in the deployment of our Sag Harbor Oyster Reef!
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Toward a New Oyster Reef in Sag Harbor - The East Hampton Star
“We have to be proactive, we have to remain proactive,” said Sag Harbor Village Mayor Thomas Gardella at an Aug. 21 event on the beach near John Steinbeck Waterfront Park, hosted by the nonprofit Back to the Bays.
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Back to the Bays Midsummer Update
Our Back to the Bays Team has been busy to say the least this summer! The majority of our fieldwork, and plant and animal care in our shellfish and coastal plant nurseries takes place during these warm weather months. And it takes a lot of hard work to keep everything thriving and growing.