Seaweed Farming
What are the main uses of seaweed found in the Sound?
Human food and nutrient bioextraction
What types of plants grow in Long Island Sound?
Sugar kelp, red seaweed, eelgrass
How many bags of clams were harvested in CT in 2017?
256,941 bags of clams were harvested.
What was the total agricultural sales for the Sound in 2017?
Approx. 250 Million Dollars
What is aquaculture?
The farming of aquatic plants for food
Seaweed can be used as what kind of fuel?
Biomass
Where are the majority of the plants found?
Tidal marshes produce the majority, up to three to seven tons per acre per year of vegetation.
What are the top 2 diseases found in shellfish in the sound?
MSX and Dermo
What is agritourism? What purpose does it serve economically?
Tourism on farms/other agricultural sites. Long Island Sound has many farms nearby, so many people and schools go to find locally grown produce.
How many farms does the Long Island Sound have?
36,000 farms
How does seaweed clear pollution from water?
Because it fixes nitrogen, seaweed can reduce the nitrogen runoff from fertilizers in the water.
Between 2011 and 2012, how much sugar kelp was produced on a 100 meter long line?
1,752 kilograms
Connecticut developed what type of shellfish farming?
Oyster Farming
CT’s aquaculture industry has provided a huge number of jobs. How many workers are in direct jobs on shellfish farms?
350+
In what CT town/city is there a noaa lab?
Milford
Where are open water seaweed farms located?
Bronx, Fairfield, and Branford CT
What main plant is grown in Tidal Marshes in the Sound?
Salt marsh grasses are mainly grown and most is flushed yearly into the estuary water where it directly contributes to the shellfish production of the sound.
What year was the peak of Oyster Farming?
1992
What service currently provides approximately $267.4 mill to the aquaculture industry of LIS?
Nitrogen removal services
What is bioextraction?
The removal of nutrients from an aquatic ecosystem through the harvest of enhanced biological production (aquaculture of seaweed or shellfish)
What's the next step in coastal management in the Sound in relation to seaweed farming?
Bioextraction technologies that move towards a balanced ecosystem approach (using extractive organic aquaculture of shellfish and seaweed)
What types of plants are found on beaches and dunes?
Sea Rocket and Dune Grass occur here, but not in abundance.
What was the economic value of clams harvest in CT in 2017?
$9,818,903
What percent of Agricultural sales is Aquaculture?
2.5% ($6.4 Million)
What reptile was hunted practically to extinction for their meat?
Diamondback terrapins (turtles)