Got Clams? ReClam The Bay Does At Cattus Island

Baby clams and oysters have arrived at the ReClam The Bay nurseries. You can come and see, touch and learn all about these baby shellfish and their future in helping keep Barnegat Bay healthy in the future.

This free family fun takes place weekly through October and is a great place for children of all ages and for adults.

You can visit each week as follows at the ReClam The Bay Nurseries:

Cattus Island County Park, 1169 Bandon Road, Toms River (off Yellowbank Road north of Fischer Boulevard -- not via the main park entrance). At the Ocean County Parks & Recreation Dock at 10 a.m., every Wednesday.

Surf City Yacht Club, 9th St. and the Bay, Surf City N. 10TH St at the Bay, North parking lot at 5 PM, every Thursday.

Mantoloking Yacht Club, Bay Ave. & Downer Ave. Mantoloking, 10:30 a.m. every Friday.

Barnegat Light Nursery, Municipal Boat Ramp, 10th & Bay, Barnegat Light, 11 a.m. every Friday.

Old Coast Guard Station, Pelham Avenue & The Bay, Beach Haven, 9 a.m. every Friday.

Morrison’s Marina, 525 2nd St, Beach Haven, Beach Haven, Noon every Friday.

Holiday Harbor Marina, 115 Admiral Way, Waretown, 8 a.m. every Saturday.

For further information call 732-349-1152, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County.

(Oysters after two weeks of growth at Cattus Island last summer. Credit: ReClam the Bay Facebook page)