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World Prodigy Grounding - Quahog Spawner Sanctuary
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World Prodigy Grounding - Quahog Spawner Sanctuary
World Prodigy Grounding - Quahog Spawner Sanctuary
Three 100-acre quahog spawner sanctuaries were established through the late 1990's -2000 in Narragansett Bay, RI to compensate for losses from the World Prodigy oil spill. Local shell fishermen were used to transplant the quahogs, Mercenaria mercenaria from polluted waters into clean spawning areas. Approximately 350,000 pounds of quahogs were successfully transplanted into the three sanctuaries.
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A worker records data about the quahog harvest transferred from Greenwich Bayinto the spawner sanctuaries.
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John Torgan of Save the Bay, RI volunteered Save the Bay vessels and manpoweras a contribution to the restoration effort.
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A NOAA film crew documented the restoration work. The finished educationalvideo won an award at the Houston World Fest Film Festival. The videooutlined the restoration work and showcased the value of the Bay's marineresources.
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A local shellfisherman gives an interview in support of the restoration work.
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Day break, and the work to harvest quahogs for the spawner sanctuary begins.
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