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What was the rationale, of NJ DEP, for the ban?

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--- On Sat, 11/17/12, Terri McNichol <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Terri McNichol <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Oyster Research
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Saturday, November 17, 2012, 6:18 PM
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> Can anyone weigh in on this? Change.org is sending around a
> petition asking to lift the ban on oyster research
> restoration in NJ that could cut down on damage to the coast
> by such storms as Sandy in the future. It makes sense--or
> does it?
> 
> Petition excerpt:
> in August 2010, NJ DEP banned research, restoration, and
> education projects using oysters in waters classified as
> “Restricted” or “Prohibited” for shellfish. This
> essentially deems the vast majority of the Hudson-Raritan
> Estuary off-limits for oyster restoration. DEP’s ban shut
> down research (permitted by DEP for ten years) that was just
> beginning to yield important information on the feasibility
> of oyster survival and restoration in the Hudson-Raritan
> Estuary (HRE).
> 
> 
> Benefits of lifting the ban:
> Oysters enhance subtidal habitat by filtering high volumes
> of particles from the water column, thus cleaning the water,
> and by providing feeding, breeding, and nursery habitat for
> multiple marine species and rich feeding grounds for
> shorebirds. Oyster reefs can also provide shoreline
> protection if they are large enough to break up heavy wave
> action on a shoreline.
> New Jerseyans treasure their beaches and marine life and are
> determined to rebuild. Is this a viable direction? Thanks so
> much.
> Terri McNichol
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