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COASTAL Aquaculture Project Awarded $961,227 in Funding

OCSCD and Partners Aim to Enhance Shellfish Habitat, Water Quality


Local shellfish aquaculture is getting a boost. The Ocean County Soil Conservation District has announced that it, along with its diverse contingent of partners, was awarded $961,227 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service to fund an NJ COASTAL (Conservation Opportunities Advancing Sustainable Technologies for Aquaculture Leases) Aquaculture Project. Seventy percent of the funds will go directly […]


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