The Problem Of Oyster Castles

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The population of oysters is going down! The fourth graders of ODC are picking good locations to put the oyster castles at. Oysters are important to us because they filter feed our water. In addition to that, when oysters filter water they give habitat to other animals that can help us. That is their niche. When oysters die, we use them for baby oysters so they have something to attach to. Also when oysters die they are used to build oyster castles. They are also a good food source.

Now, like I said the population of oysters is going down. Not only that but, people are eating them. One solution is oyster castles. Spat need something to latch onto and, that’s what oyster castles do. Also alerting people that we are losing oysters has worked. We harvesting more than we need. …show more content…

It is along Long Creek. West of West Great Neck bridge. I think it is a good spot because there is a lot of other oysters there and it would be good to have more. Also the salinity is 20-23 ppt. Furthermore, there is grass there to protect it from damage. This is how oysters are important, the problems and solutions to oysters, and the location I

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