If you really want to do something that will help the bay - push for a moratorium
on oyster harvesting. They filter the bay water and need to be left alone to build back the population. Years ago - oysters filter the entire amount of water in the day in a week.
Now , at roughly 2% of the population , bay water volume really is filtered once a year - at best. Diseases hurt the oysters but now they seem to be immune to the diseases. If we left them alone for 5-10 years - they could build back up and do wonders for cleaning the bay waters.
The Magothy river saw a black mussel population explosion and in just one year - water clarity went from 4-5 inches to 4-5 FEET. Sadly , the mussels died off and sure enough , water clarity went back to inches.
As much as I enjoy eating oysters - I'd gladly give them up to help cleanse the bay waters.
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