Calamari is the official state appetizer? From where? How about we create jobs and harvest our own shellfish.... I met and spoke with a wonderful man over the weekend, Mark Johnson. He has been struggling for years to get the approval he needs from the city for his shellfish hatchery business. Shellfish are filter feeders and at high density, efficiently clean waters of nitrogen and other pollutants from sewage treatment plants. The dollar value of nitrogen removal by shellfish can be as high as $650,000/year. (Appendix Pacific Shellfish Institute) • Oyster beds provide habitat for other commercially important species Employment • At the peak of the shellfish industry in RI, there were over 2,000 fulltime shell fishermen. • There are now less than 100 left but there are over 300 active licenses. • 250 workers ready to work if enough product is available. Example: Greenwich Bay Warwick needs to allow and support job creation on our lands (Rocky Point) and sea ( Narragansett Bay Shellfish Hatchery and Restocking Project) that brings REVENUE into the city of Warwick. These are just two examples that would help offset the costs to taxpayers to connect to the municipal sewer systems. narragansettbayshellfishhatchery
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:36:21 +0000
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