The Peconic Bay Scallop has a mystique all it’s own. It has become very elusive over the past 10 years with it’s natural stocks wavering up and down. Before 1996 The Peconic Bay Scallop was plentiful. A algae called the “Brown Tide” decimated the Peconic Bay Scallop and stocks were at its all time lowest. I took this photo as a part of an effort to raise awareness and money and people that wanted to help could adopt a Scallop. This photo was also a mural wall scene at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead for many years.
The Peconic Bay Scallop has a mystique all it’s own. It has become very elusive over the past 10 years with it’s natural stocks wavering up and down. Before 1996 The Peconic Bay Scallop was plentiful. A algae called the “Brown Tide” decimated the Peconic Bay Scallop and stocks were at its all time lowest. I took this photo as a part of an effort to raise awareness and money and people that wanted to help could adopt a Scallop. This photo was also a mural wall scene at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead for many years.