Oyster Farmer's Fogland Proposal Wades Through Government Waters
Tiverton resident and aquaculturist Chris Clarendon has been waiting since April 2010 to have his proposal for a small test oyster farm heard. Now, a decision could come next week.
The Sakonnet River has been a sanctuary for Tiverton resident Chris Clarendon’s small oyster farming operation. He hopes to soon test a new spot on the north side of Fogland Point. But that proposal has been met with some opposition, and Clarendon has been waiting since April 2010 to have his commercial viability application heard by the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC). He found out that a decision will be made Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 6 p.m. at the Administrative Building on Capitol Hill in Providence. Clarendon, 52, is proposing to place eight oyster bags on the sandy bottom of a shallow area northeast of Fogland Point. The longline, bags and anchors would require about 400 square feet of space, which according to CRMC is well …
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Matthew Sanderson
1:49 pm on Monday, October 10, 2011
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