Comments on: Less Pollution, or More Oysters? http://www.canvasli.com/blog/2008/07/10/less-pollution-or-more-oysters/ ideas and perspectives on life Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:07:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Chris http://www.canvasli.com/blog/2008/07/10/less-pollution-or-more-oysters/#comment-2022 Chris Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:30:37 +0000 http://www.canvasli.com/dropcloth/2008/07/10/less-pollution-or-more-oysters/#comment-2022 Interesting how Newsday had coverage of the shellfish decline a few weeks after Canvas reported on it. Note that they make reference to the lack of nutrients in the water as a possible cause. My source from the story (Roger Tollefsen of the New York Seafood Association) also notes: "In the intro on the left page, Smith makes the comment under "Brown Tide's Role" that it is difficult to link the clam decline to the Brown Tide since the decline proceed the bloom by a decade. On the contrary, there is a direct link. The major reduction to the concentration of Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen (DIN) in the GSB began when the Southwest Sewer System came on line in 1985. This system caused an immediate reduction to the amount of algae available for the shellfish and began the decline of shellfish populations. The remaining populations temporarily were able to control the remaining algae (including any Brown Tide) until the collapse reached a critical limit. The limit was reached in 1995 with the advent of the Brown Tide." I thought that was a fascinating--and salient--point. Thanks, Roger Interesting how Newsday had coverage of the shellfish decline a few weeks after Canvas reported on it. Note that they make reference to the lack of nutrients in the water as a possible cause. My source from the story (Roger Tollefsen of the New York Seafood Association) also notes:

“In the intro on the left page, Smith makes the comment under “Brown Tide’s Role” that it is difficult to link the clam decline to the Brown Tide since the decline proceed the bloom by a decade. On the contrary, there is a direct link. The major reduction to the concentration of Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen (DIN) in the GSB began when the Southwest Sewer System came on line in 1985. This system caused an immediate reduction to the amount of algae available for the shellfish and began the decline of shellfish populations. The remaining populations temporarily were able to control the remaining algae (including any Brown Tide) until the collapse reached a critical limit. The limit was reached in 1995 with the advent of the Brown Tide.”

I thought that was a fascinating–and salient–point. Thanks, Roger

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