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re: NYC's Billion Oyster Project.... Could we do it here in LA?
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:36 am to Tigeralum2008
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:36 am to Tigeralum2008
A group I am in looked at trying to start this in BR, but logistically it was going to be tough. We went as far as getting people from the Port to the meeting. The main issues were where to put the shells for a year and how to transport them to the coast. We were thinking river barges on their way back down would be the easiest way. We never really could get out of the planning phase tho.
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Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:43 am to CypressTrout10
It is done by a non profit. The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana. CRCL.org
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:45 am to CoachChappy
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This looks amazing. We could easily do this in Louisiana, unfortunately, it would involve gov't in Louisiana which is even less competent than NY.
$5m + in consulting fees
$10m plus in patronage contracts
then nothing would happen
Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:00 am to Tigeralum2008
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Could we do something similar to protect from coastal erosion?
Check out CRCL. They do similar things, but perhaps on a smaller scale.
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that could eventually become self sustaining.
Maybe.
edit: Seems someone already beat me to mentioning CRCL.
This post was edited on 1/17/19 at 10:01 am
Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:06 am to Tigeralum2008
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Texas AMCC simplified the process even more. They didn't even try to implant oyster larvae on the shells. They simply dumped the discarded shells back into the oyster reef. We absolutey could do this! It'd be the maritime equivalent to planting trees after harvesting lumber
You need something in the area to produce larvae/spat if you go that route. That's probably why the New York group had to use larvae, seems there were no or few reefs up there.
Water conditions and sedimentation play a huge role in oyster production. There is a lot of push back from the oyster industry when it comes to other efforts at coastal restoration (e.g. water and sediment diversions).
In regards to "planting" after harvest. Oysterman do such things to their oyster leases, and the state deposits cultch material on public grounds. The state also operates an oyster hatchery where oyster larvae are available for purchase, with some going to restoration projects.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:10 am to Tigeralum2008
If every large coastal city did this delicious oysters would essentially become as cheap as that nasty chicken you see in supermarkets for $2.49/lb
This post was edited on 1/17/19 at 10:11 am
Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:13 am to jeffsdad
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a sidebar.....people up north, Maine, etc. used ground up lobsters for fertilizer and only the slaves actually ate them.
It's funny how stuff like that worked out. Diamond-backed terrapin were the turtle species commonly used in turtle soup. They were historically mostly eaten by slaves, but by the late-19th and early-20th century, turtle soup was a delicacy enjoyed by the wealthy.
Then prohibition happened to put a stop in the mass harvest of terrapins, which likely helped save the species from the brink of local extinctions. (Sherry is used to cut the acidity(?) of turtle soup. No sherry, no soup.)
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