PROVINCETOWN — As recently as 10 years ago, there was only one oyster farmer in Provincetown, and his efforts were small scale and experimental. Nine farmers now land Provincetown oysters at MacMillan Pier and aquaculture operations are approved on 25 acres of deep water in the East End and 38 acres of tidal flats in the West End. Total output is still small compared to more famous oyster-producing towns. While Provincetown lands about 250,000 oysters a year, Wellfleet brings in 9 to 10 million. But there is more acreage available for grants and no waiting list in Provincetown for them, and the town sees aquaculture as a promising arena for economic development, with plans to get another 100 acres of tidal flats approved. ... Read more »
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Outer Cape Portrait
The Third Generation
My dad’s a shell fisherman. Grandma is. She digs a bunch of clams. She’s really good at what she does. She gets a lot of clams for the truck at the pier. My dad has a huge boat out ... Read more »
in and out
‘Gene’ or ‘Jean’?
Observations of humans as they come and go from our town
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steamers
Stalk & Shop
This month's drawing by A. Crock does a doubletake on Marty. ... Read more »
WOMEN WITHOUT LIMITS
At Work in Provincetown, 30 Years Ago and Now
Photographs by Marian Roth
By the time I arrived in Provincetown in 1982 to find myself there was already a vibrant community of young women washashores here, nourished by a long and deep tradition of strong, ... Read more »
