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Originally Posted by Skip
Research the ORP - Oyster recovery program.
Lot of money already flows to oystersmen. It is more a put / take then a real recovery effort - IMHO. Seems that kind of money should give better results.
Then there are the poachers - raiding the sanctuary areas.
Oysters left alone would help clear up the bay. Then sea grasses could grow - these help even more.
I talk to guys who fished in the early 60's - just 50 years ago. They tell me how clear the water was and grass beds so thick they could not get boats through them in summer time.
While everyone argues / studies what needs to be done - oysters are quietly filtering bay water. Get enough of them out there - water would improve.
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I fished the early 60's and most of the 50's. The key was the amount of rain and runoff, just like it is now.
The difference between then and now is the number of people and the effluent that is pumped into the bay. Oysters can't live in a septic tank. They couldn't then, they can't now.