Re: Whole Baby Clams Versus Sardines


"Mr-Natural-Health" <johngohde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> Neryl Chyphes wrote:
>
>> Partially corrected. There are oysters not attached to hard surfaces in
>> the tidal
>> zone. But guess what, the vast majority of oyster fishing involves
>> harvesting
>> the tidal zone! Plenty of those fisheries around here...
>
> Let me tell you about tidal zones! Oysters were/are harvested in the
> Chesapeake Bay. This bay was impressive some 400 years ago, but today
> is the recipient of all manner of toxic industrial waste. It is the
> entry point of mercury toxins into the ocean. All that toxic Keypone
> poisoning from Hopewell, Virginia 15 years ago came out into the
> Chesapeake Bay. Oysters live on the bottom of this bay. Of course,
> today the oysters have almost disappeared from the Bay. Meaning that
> it is currently too dirty even for these bottom dwellers, tidal zone or
> no tidal zone. Your romanticism will end up doing youself end in the
> end.
>
> So much for tidal zones!

Take a look at

http://www.oceansalive.org/eat.cfm?subnav=bestandworst

which lists clams and oysters as eco-best
seafood choices.

George


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