Oysters are tasty. If you're brave enough to eat them that is, but they're also

environmental powerhouses. An adult oyster filters 50 gallons of water a day.

It's Wednesday, April 10th, and you bet your bottom dollar.

Today is Science Friday. I'm Cyphry producer Kathleen Davis.

The Chesapeake Bay produces about 500 million pounds of seafood every year. It's one of the most

productive estuaries in the world. It's home to striped bass, crabs, and of course

oysters.

But the bay is constantly in flux due to overfishing, pollution,

and climate change.

IraFledo speaks to two experts

about conserving this important body of water with a plan that involves

you eating more oysters. Let's take a listen live from the George Washington University.

Okay, you like to applaud, this is good because I want a round of applause of how many of you have eaten

striped bass fresh from the Chesapeake Bay?

Yeah?

How about blue crab?

And in fact, the bay, this is amazing, produces around 500 million pounds of

seafood every year, it is one of the most productive bodies of water in the world.

But yeah, you can applaud for your bay. But if you live here and

you know this the bay is constantly in flux due to overfishing, pollution, climate change, you know the works that's going on over

the air and scientists have a plan that will conserve the Bay's biodiversity, support the people

who rely on it and keep us all well fed and

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