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Originally Posted by Skip
Not trying to be smart - oysters can tolerate some nasty / polluted waters.
Certain areas are off limits to harvesting oysters - all the time - due to pollution concerns.
Other oyster beds have been closed for short periods when found to be contaminated by polluted water.
Sad part - sometimes oysters watermen would take them to market  . |
Yeah. They tolerate polluted waters, but they don't reproduce.
What happens when Dermo and MSX goes on the upswing again?
Unless the bay is cleaned up, the diseases will find a way to keep the oyster population down.