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This is the least important reason to maintain species diversity, but... Olympia oysters are delicious. Very different flavor from the dominant Pacific species.
by NelsonMinar 7y ago
This is the least important reason to maintain species diversity, but... Olympia oysters are delicious. Very different flavor from the dominant Pacific species. I'm hopeful there's a win-win here where we're able to improve the ecosystem that also benefits from a financial incentive.
- zbobet2012 7y agoI'd die laughing to see a concerted conservation campaign around this: > Stop killing all the delicious things! Think of how many fruits, how many oysters, how many fish you havn't tasted! Save them all so you can eat them all!
- Mikeb85 7y agoWell, all of the plants and animals we like to eat * are the most numerous on the planet, thanks to us. Edit: *And have domesticated
- opportune 7y agoExcept for a lot of fish and shellfish
- faitswulff 7y agoThis is actually the reason why a lot of hunters are conservationists.
- ip26 7y agoIt might not be a morally pure reason, but it's one hell of a convincing argument, which is what matters to me.