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Originally Posted by JohnnySaxatilis
The muddy brown color of the Long Island Sound and the growing dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay are the direct result of inadequate water filtration — a job that was once carried out by menhaden. An adult menhaden can rid four to six gallons of water of algae in a minute. Imagine then the water-cleaning capacity of the half-billion menhaden we "reduce" into oil every year.
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Johnny, It is amazing to see the difference in water clarity in LIS late in the year when the water cools off and all the algae dies offs.
I read an article a couple of months ago (maybe in OTW??) that said the menhaden's poo causes as much algae as their feeding takes out. I wished I saved the article.