Scallop Search 2010
Calling all boaters for the 3rd Annual Sarasota Bay Scallop Search!

Sarasota Bay Watch invites all water and boating enthusiasts to spend a few hours searching for scallops in Sarasota Bay. Our efforts contribute to ongoing monitoring of the local scallop population. The event is free and includes a Sarasota Bay Watch t-shirt and lunch! Participants should bring snorkel gear. Bring your boat, dingy, kayak or canoe. Sarasota Bay Watch will provide all other equipment and training, and we'll match you up with a Captain if you don't have a boat.

• Saturday August 21, 2010
• 9 am until 2 pm (on-site check-in begins at 8 am)
• Meet at the docks of Mar Vista, Longboat Key
• Registration is required and limited to 150 participants

Volunteer to help preserve and protect Sarasota Bay! And read below for a report of the inaugural event in 2008 to see how much fun it can be.

Sarasota Bay Watch, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is committed to preserving and restoring Sarasota Bay’s ecosystem through community education and citizen participation.

Learn more here...www.sarasotabaywatch.org

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The First Annual Sarasota Bay Watch's Great Scallop Search - 2008
On August 23, 2008 Sarasota Bay Watch held its inaugural event The Sarasota Bay Great Scallop Search at Ken Thompson Park on City Island!

The event was a resounding success with 31 boats and 62 searches finding 947 scallops from Longboat Pass in Manatee County to Big Pass in Sarasota County. This is great news for the bay and the reason you should join us in our efforts to keep Sarasota Bay (Anna Maria Sound to Venice Inlet) clean and healthy.

More pictures from the search...

To learn more about Sarasota Bay Watch and to see the Scallop Search TV Feature Segment visit the Sarasota Bay Watch web site... sarasotabaywatch.org or for further information, contact Rusty Chinnis, President (and MCFF member) at (941) 383-3880 or (941) 383-2900.