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I've been looking at the various articles about this site, and am having a tough time finding out the nature of the studies that have been banned. Anyone know what the research is trying to find out?
As near as I can tell the area in question is a superfund site, and I’m unsure why anyone would want to consider this as a potential oyster growing area, it sounds pretty nasty to me.
On a side note I've seen a couple references to the filter feeding nature of oysters which would help clean the water. I don't know that oysters could have a significant impact on the pollutants in the water, and any pollutant that the oyster picked up would be super concentrated in the oyster and I wouldn't want to eat it.
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- Len
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Oyster research suggests heightened "party" modes. It is imperative that the scientific community support continued study of shellfish eating habits for the overall improvement of society and the human chill factor.
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Oysters are big money, so I can see the concern about poachers selling them. On the other had I think there are enough other indicators that one could work towards the betterment of water quality without actually touching an oyster. Usually the clean-up of a shellfish growing area depends on water quality, not so much the actual shellfish, at least until water quality has improved to an acceptable level. If there were a ban on shellfish harvesting, even for research reasons, in my county I'm not sure it would hinder our efforts to improve the shellfish growing areas very much.
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- Len
Len Adams
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Thanks for the clarification, Terri.
If NJ DEP truly believes this, then they should be proceeding on plans to clean the waterways. Have you heard of any such plans?
Through the Internet and media, there should be a way to warn consumers and grocery outlets to buy only oysters from companies which have passed health certifications.
gaw
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> HI Glenn,
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> NJDEP determined that the waters were contaminated and that if oyster
> research and restoration proceeded, poachers might harvest and sell
> the oysters commercially. From what I can surmise, on the other side
> of the river research is proceeding in New York. I am learning about
> something new here. There is a documentary Shellshocked: Saving
> Oysters to Save Ourselves which I plan to watch. Thanks for asking.
> http://www.nynjbaykeeper.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article
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