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”There, rolling shell hills sparkle in the sun while "curing" out in the elements for one year, a process that rids them of contaminants.”
by chrisbennet 8y ago
”There, rolling shell hills sparkle in the sun while "curing" out in the elements for one year, a process that rids them of contaminants.”
- pvaldes 8y agoI see. Yup, this could positively solve the problem with many parasites. I don't know if oyster's herpes or other oyster virus would be distroyed by that (probably). Looks like a good firewall. In the end the reef will host all parasites yet present in the area, so they should expect events of mass mortality here and there and deal with this fact in their plans. If restaurants serve oysters imported from different countries of the world and there are viruses or parasites able to survive some months out of the water (I don't remind of any currently, but some of those can be hard to kill), oysterculture in New Jersey and Rhode Island could face another 1950's and 1990's disasters. I'm speculating of course, but better safe than sorry. https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2017/08/11/new-jersey-oyster-farmers-betting-on-a-comeback-climate-permitting/ https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2017/08/11/new-jers...