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9. Grower Mark Begley examines the seed along with WHSG Fisheries & Aquaculture Specialist Josh Reitsma.

8. Next stop – Barnstable Harbor. The surf clams will also be grown in boxes and under nets at this site.

7. Shellfish farmers Kirsten Friedrich and Craig Poosikian are also planting surf clams under nets, similar to how quahogs are grown.

6. The surf clams are less than one inch.

The surf clam seed is planted in the sediment in the square boxes closest to the ground. Some boxes contain the Atlantic surf clams and some the Southern surf clams. The other gear is for growing oysters.

3. Walking out to the shellfish aquaculture grants in Cape Cod Bay in Eastham

2. When surf clam seed is obtained from a hatchery and planted on an aquaculture lease (also known as a grant) they can legally be harvested at 1.5 inches long.

4. Eastham First Encounter Beach. It’s time to plant the surf clams!

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