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August 20, 2022

Great Bay Scallop Search

August 20, 2022 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Fort De Soto Boat Ramp, 3500 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde, FL 33715, USA

Tampa Bay Watch is seeking 40 volunteer boaters to snorkel selected sites within Boca Ciega and Lower Tampa Bay to identify bay scallops. At each site, a weighted 50-meter long transect line is laid along seagrass beds. Snorkelers count scallops along each side of the transect line, within one meter of each side, creating a 100 square meter survey area.

We mainly recruit volunteers with shallow draft boats, but we have limited spots for canoes and kayaks. We also accept registrations from snorkelers without boats, but participation depends on a boater having room for you aboard their vessel.

The goal of the Great Bay Scallop Search is to monitor and document the health and status of the bay scallop population. Read more about the Scallop Search here.
Sign up fast for this free event, and help us tally up the bay scallop population in Tampa Bay! Registration is open online: http://tampabaywatch.org/volunteer-main/scheduled-projects/

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