[SEMCO] Oyster talk and booksignings at Wellfleet Bay

[Melissa Lowe]

Two local authors to speak about the famous Wellfleet oyster: its
history and the role of aquaculture in our region.
The word "Wellfleet" is virtually synonymous with "oyster." The town of
Wellfleet has been known for its rich shellfish resources for almost 400
years and local author David B. Wright has chronicled this fascinating
history in his new book The Famous Beds of Wellfleet: A Shellfishing
History. On Wednesday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wellfleet Bay
Wildlife Sanctuary, Wright will discuss the role the oyster and
shellfishing has played in this small town and share images from the
Wellfleet Historical Society. Joining him will be author Barbara
Brennessel who wrote Good Tidings: The History and Ecology of Shellfish
Farming in the Northeast. She will provide a current perspective on the
cultural and ecological role of aquaculture in our region. Brennessel is
a Wheaton College biology professor, as well as a summer resident of
Wellfleet. Both authors' books will be available for purchase and
signing.
The Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, along with the town of Wellfleet
and The Nature Conservancy, has undertaken an oyster restoration
project. An artificial oyster reef was built in June in the waters off
the sanctuary. Wellfleet Bay science coordinator Mark Faherty quipped
"build it and they will come," in hopes that oyster spat (juvenile
oysters) will find the reef inviting and settle on the structure,
setting the stage for a successful reef. Basic details about this
project will also be shared at this talk.
Cost for the talks is $5 for Mass Audubon and Wellfleet Historical
Society members, $7 for non-members. 
This talk is the second in the sanctuary's summer lecture series Bayside
Talks. Other talks in the series include:
	August 19, 7:30 p.m.	Seals of Cape Cod by Lisa Sette,
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
	August 26, 7:30 p.m.	Sharks in New England by Dr. Greg
Skomal, MA Division of Marine Fisheries
For more information contact the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at
508-349-2615.


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Melissa Lowe, Education Coordinator 
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary 
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663 
mlowe at massaudubon.org 
508-349-2615, ext 107 
Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts 
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay 


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