Nantucket: Shellfish System

Sustainable shellfishing: linking the whole system science through community engagement and outreach

This Capstone team of three inspired students doing their independent research studies is addressing one of the most important traditional activity on Nantucket: shellfishing of bay scallops. Is it sustainable? What can we learn from nature to make our activities more sustainable? Abstract.

Independent Study Topics

Geochemistry and a bay scallop shelf: a winning combination. Poster - Richard Corrado

Policy and management of the Nantucket whelk (conch) fisheries. Poster - Sophia Bass Werner  

Shellfishing and by-catch: Conch and bay scallops. Poster - Robert Capossela