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12-10-2017, 12:40 PM
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Oysters in Raritan Bay
Great to have Oysters back in our waters...
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201...ducing_na.html At one time the Great Beds area in South Amboy was one of the largest Oyster beds in the east coast...
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12-11-2017, 08:23 AM
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Re: Oysters in Raritan Bay
Pretty sure IFF had something to do with the Oysters going extinct.....
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12-11-2017, 10:41 AM
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Re: Oysters in Raritan Bay
When can we start eating them?
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12-11-2017, 10:55 AM
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Re: Oysters in Raritan Bay
I don't think they were ever completely gone really... I lived a few years in Union Beach in the early 80's and I remember there being oysters around when I used to dig for bait, or when walking around the exposed tidal zone during dead low tides... No big beds anywhere, but there were oysters of one type or another... bob
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12-11-2017, 02:27 PM
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Re: Oysters in Raritan Bay
They do not want people to eat or harvest the oysters in Raritan Bay. That was and is the major stumbling block. They are there to clean up the water and maybe protect against storm surge.
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12-11-2017, 04:34 PM
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Re: Oysters in Raritan Bay
togs in the Chesapeake taste better than our local togs from eating the oysters in the bay, now if the tog ever appear around here again they'll taste even better
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12-11-2017, 07:20 PM
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Re: Oysters in Raritan Bay
Yep - You are what you eat and if those fish are eating fresh oysters the are going to be tasty... I loves me some oysters.
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Gerry Zagorski <>< Founder/Owner of NJFishing.com since 1997 Proud Supporter of Heroes on the Water NJFishing@aol.com Obsession 28 Carolina Classic Sandy Hook Area
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12-11-2017, 07:29 PM
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Re: Oysters in Raritan Bay
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12-11-2017, 07:50 PM
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Re: Oysters in Raritan Bay
Oysters form reefs and shoals which cause waves to break out in the water instead of breaking directly on shore and compromising the shore line. Not sure about harvesting but if there is enough of them, there is a demand and like anything else, if it’s feasable someone will figure it out. Oysters are big business in other parts of the country and used to be in our area too...
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