Legislators Debate the Oyster Fishery
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Perhaps..although the oysters in the mud flats off my shore seem to do fine. But I digress and I'm certainly not a marine biologist..haven't even stayed at a Holiday Inn recently. But IF..and knowing the topography of the river bottom pretty well I am not sure that's not a big if..if '3-D oyster bars' are essential to their survival and growth, how would such massive underwater structures be created? Naturally...artificially..both?
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Oysters are like coral, they grow on top of eachother to create a reef.
With the loss of almost all 3-D structure, humans have to give them a jumpstart. This can be done with piles of shell, rock, rubble, etc.
Check out this Army Corps Project on the Great Wicomico - in VA. They elevated the oysters 12" and have seen the most significant short term recovery ever observed (we'll have to wait and see for the long term).
William & Mary - Taller reefs key to oyster restoration
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/science/04oyster.html (title is a little misleading)
With the loss of almost all 3-D structure, humans have to give them a jumpstart. This can be done with piles of shell, rock, rubble, etc.
Check out this Army Corps Project on the Great Wicomico - in VA. They elevated the oysters 12" and have seen the most significant short term recovery ever observed (we'll have to wait and see for the long term).
William & Mary - Taller reefs key to oyster restoration
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/science/04oyster.html (title is a little misleading)
Good stuff. Well I sure do wish them (the oysters AND those whose livelihood depnds on them) luck. Maryland's track record in oyster restoration is less than sorry. Lot of money wasted for zero gain...and I sat and literally watched them do it; had a front row seat.
I work in shipbuilding and spent a lot of time around the southern coast of South Korea and adjacent islands. The oyster aquaculture method they use there is on a truly massive scale..the white floats that support the oyster 'strings' extending in thick bunches for as far as the eye can see in the more sheltered coastal areas. I would rather not see that method employed here..but it proves that there are methods that work and are very economically viable.
I work in shipbuilding and spent a lot of time around the southern coast of South Korea and adjacent islands. The oyster aquaculture method they use there is on a truly massive scale..the white floats that support the oyster 'strings' extending in thick bunches for as far as the eye can see in the more sheltered coastal areas. I would rather not see that method employed here..but it proves that there are methods that work and are very economically viable.