Oyster, bay scallop farm in Tiverton gets initial OK
Oyster, bay scallop farm in Tiverton gets initial OK Marcia Pobzeznik TIVERTON — A new aquaculture application for waters off Sapowet Point got an initial nod from the town’s Harbor Commission this week and can advance to a formal application before the Coastal Resources Management Council. Bradley Boehringer and Travis Lundgren, experienced oyster farmers out of Galilee and Point Judith, want to grow oysters and bay scallops in a 2.69 acre area just north of Sapowet Point, and about 500 feet away from a two-acre oyster farm that is the only operating aquaculture operation in town. “I t...
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