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Originally Posted by Doublerunner
Typically Menhaden and oysters would take care of the algae blooms but since we've also taken all the oysters the only thing left is Menhaden. Wonder how all those oysters dis-appeared? Oh yeah they were in demand by clients of the commercial guys. Good excuse to eliminate them.
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FYI for the last 100 years or so almost 100% of the commercially sold oysters coming out of the Chessie were aquacultured oysters. In the last twenty years or so there have been massive dieoffs of both aquacultured and wild oysters in the bay due the very same algal blooms you claim they clean up. Also adult menhaden don't eat algae, they eat zooplankon, but don't let the fact get in the way of a good rant.