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The staging area at Greenwich Bay, RI. Shellfishermen were hired by RI DEM toharvest quahogs from polluted areas to be transferred to clean areas where theycould depurate, or cleanse themselves. The shellfish were protected from harvestand were later allowed to be harvested after they had spawned and contributedto wild stocks. (Image credit: NOAA Restoration Center, Tom and Louise Kane)