Treasure Coast woman gives oyster farming a go

A Treasure Coast woman decided this was the time to go 'all in" persuing her own passion and her own business.

NOW.... BUT A TREASURE COASTWOMAN DECIDED THIS WAS THETIME TO GO 'ALL IN'...PURSUING HER OWN PASSION ANDHER OWN BUSINESSES.

ONE THATVERY RARE FOR OUR AREA AND THESTATE.

ONLY ON FIVE- TREASURCOAST REPORTER MEGHANMCROBERTS INTRODUCES YOU TOTHE WOMAN GIVING OYSTERFARMING A GO.<< ON A QUICK BOAT RIDE&THROUGH THE INDIAN RIVERLAGOON& NICOLETTE MARIANOSHOWS US WHERE HER NEWBUSINESS IS TRULY& GROWING.11:56:05;24“IPERSON THAT LIKES TO SITINSIDE ALL DAY OR INCUBICLE” WEAN AREA ONCE RICH WITHOYSTERS, CLAMS AND OTHER SHELLFISH& THAT SHEBOUNCE BACK.

11:54:45;27“SALTWATER RUNS THROUGH MY VEINS IGUESS” MARIANO IS A MARTINCOUNTY NATIVE- WHO GREW UPLOVING THE WATER- SEA LIFE-AND AQUACULTURE- SHEMADE A CAREER WORKING INAQUACULTURE AND RESEARCH FORYEARS.

12:01:39;18“A LOTHAPPENED WITH COVID, SO I WASLET GO FROM MY JOB AROUND THETIME OF COVID TOO” LOSING HERJOB AT ONE OF THE TOUGHESTTIMES TO FIND A NEW ONE...12:03:49;16“TRYING TO MAKE ITWORK RIGHT NOW” DECIDINGTHERE WAS NO BETTER TIME TO GOALL IN ON STARTING HER OWNBUSINESS.... TREASURE COASTSHELLFISH.

12:05:38;19“ITLIKE DO OR DIE RIGHT NOWTRYING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN” SHESAYS SHE'S NOW JUST ONE OF TWOOYSTER FARMERS ALONG FLORIDAEAST COAST.

NOW PRODUCINGUPWARDS OF 200 THOUSANDOYSTERS... 12:03:57;21“THEOYSTERS ARE CALLED SALTYSEBASTIAN SILVERS.

TO KEEPWITH THE 1715 FLEET OF THETREASURE COAST AND THEHISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE” ITA LABOR OF LOVE- NO QUICKPROFITS OUT HERE& 12:07:32;26“DEFINITELY PRODUCEA A NICESALTY OYSTER” BUT SHE KNOWSTHE PAYOFF HAS THE POTENTIALTO GO FAR BEYOND A DINNERTABLE.

11:56:28;12“ONE ADULTOYSTER ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG CANFILTER UP TO 50 TO 60 GALLONSOF WATER A DAY” SHERESTORE WATER QUALITY& EVENATTRACT MORE SEA LIFE TO THELAGOONCOUNTRYECOSYSTEM.

12:00:53;12“ICREATED MY OWN LITTLEECOSYSTEM.

AND ITHOPE” MM NC 5