Quote:
Originally Posted by NoLimit
Farmed oysters grow to 3" in 3 years. They do not take that long to grow to harvestable size. In any case, I am dead set against the govt making any ocean food source off limits. If they do that with oysters, its a simple step to do the same for clams or whatever.
|
I think you are completely missing the point of Gerry's OP. Native oysters were gone for decades...they filter/clean our water and serve as bulkheads against erosion. They are also canaries in a coal mine, a good thing too considering what is in store for our water supply under the current EPA.