CONCORD, N.H. — A half million juvenile oysters the size of a thumbnail are being readied to rescue New Hampshire’s Great Bay from an environmental meltdown.
The oysters that will be placed into the bay in Newmarket will be the crowning touch on what will be New England’s largest manmade oyster bed designed for conservation reasons. With each oyster capable of filtering 20 gallons of water a day, it is hoped the marine militia will suck the excess nitrogen out of the bay and make the waters fit for generations of oysters and other species.
“We’re putting nature back in control,” said Ray Konisky, director of marine sciences for The Nature Conservancy. “We put a lot of hungry oysters in there and you’ve got the beginnings of getting your balance back.”
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