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"Oysters-Fish Facts-Chesapeake noaa.gov." Oysters-Fish Facts-Chesapeake bay.noaa.gov.N.p.n.d Web.10 June 2015
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Oysters act as natural "Vacuum Cleaners", filtering the water and ridding the bay of unnecessary dirt and bacteria. One oyster can filter up to a 100 liters of water a day! That's a whole lot from just one little oyster, imagine what 200 could do. Without these organisms, the bay begins to get murky and dirty and other animals can get sick.
Today, there is only 1% of the oysters that there was 100 years ago. This is mainly due to overfishing. Many fishermen harvest too many oysters. Their numbers have been rapidly dropping due to this.
Scientists are desperately trying to save these animals from fully going extinct but that is proving to be harder than it looks. People just keep taking and taking from the bay, without actually realizing what they are doing. If we lose this species, the whole bay might just fall apart.
"Harvests of native oysters are now 1% or less of historical levels due to harvesting, disease, changes in water quality and other factors. Overall oyster populations and the ecosystem services they provide are similarly diminished."
"NOAA, including the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office and the NOAA Restoration center are actively involved in restoring native oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. Efforts to restore native oysters are accelerating, especially in Harris Creek, where 22 acres of reefs were built in 2012, and 34 acres were planned for 2013.
Putting laws into action that control the amount of oysters fisherman take. Oysters are an important organ of the Chesapeake Bay. Therefore, we need to do everything within our power to protect them.
One way to protect the oysters of the Chesapeake Bay is to build reefs to protect the oysters. These reefs provide a safe shelter for these special creatures. Right now, both the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Chesapeake Bay Program are building these reefs to help sustain oyster populations. All the reefs are protected from fishermen.