09/03/2026
Members of our Land Use Business Line recently volunteered with the Town of Wellfleet, Cape Cod Shellfish Department.
Our team collected juvenile oysters from the Town’s intertidal farm and spread them in Wellfleet Harbor, and helped place oyster seed and juvenile oysters in bags and racks to allow them to grow to a more predator-resistant size before being planted in public harvest areas.
The volunteer day builds on our ongoing work with the Wellfleet Shellfish Department to update permits for the Town’s more than century-old cultching program. The program sustains Wellfleet’s year-round oyster fishery for both commercial and recreational harvesters while supporting a critical maritime economic resource and providing environmental benefits to the harbor.
Thank you to Johnny, Sarah, and Nancy with the Wellfleet Shellfish Department for sharing your time and expertise with our team!