BELFAST — Come Boating and the Belfast Free Library's Winter Adventure Series continues Tuesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m., with presentation about Scallop Farming in the Penobscot Bay with Andrew Peters.

The program will be offered in person in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library with a Zoom option. To register for the Zoom link to this program please go to belfastlibrary.org/events/ and find the listing.

Andrew Peters started Vertical Bay Scallops in 2018 as a model for scallop farming in Maine. In this presentation Peters will discuss how the scallops are grown in the nutrient rich waters of the Penobscot Bay, the “ear-hanging” method of farming, how they have benefitted from the work of research institutions, and the challenges and opportunities scallop farming presents.

Come Boating! is Belfast’s Community Boating Organization.

The Winter Adventure Series is co-sponsored by the Belfast Free Library, Come Boating and the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition.

This program is free and open to all.

For more information please call the Belfast Free Library at 207-338-3884 ext. 10 or visit belfastlibrary.org.