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Transcripts For LINKTV Earth Focus 20171005

Noting yesterday when i went out and lookedwe have a dead zone right at our dock, theres nothing growing there. When most people think about the oyster, they know the stories of the oystermen. They know the story of the watermen and all of their problems over the years, but they dont know so much about the ecological value of the oyster. Its a great filter of the bay, its responsible in some ways for the health of the bay, and one of the most interesting things, to me, was that an oyster can filter 50 gallons of water a day. And what it actually means is that the oysters eat algae, andhen you getoo mu algae it smothers the oysters, it keeps out the sunlight, you cant do photosynthesis, and if we can support the ecological value of the oyster as much as the consumer value, were doing a Great Service to the bay. [crickets chirping] its the first day of oyster season in maryland. And the tongers are out in full force in broad creek, a ....

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