It is wise to collect and recycle oyster shells after Oysterfest, apparently. Know why? If all the shells from the 2010 festivities had been recycled back into the water, Wellfleet would have removed 10% of the nitrogen created by a segment of the winter population, numbering 300 residents. This act would also produce 300,000 to 1,500,000 "free" oysters and filter 22 million gallons of water. I got this information from a recent report submitted by Curt Felix and circulated by Paul Pilcher, Chair of the Economic Development Committee, which will become the game plan for next year. Sounds good to me ....
It is wise to collect and recycle oyster shells after Oysterfest, apparently. Know why? If all the shells from the 2010 festivities had been recycled back into the water, Wellfleet would have removed 10% of the nitrogen created by a segment of the winter population, numbering 300 residents. This act would also produce 300,000 to 1,500,000 "free" oysters and filter 22 million gallons of water. I got this information from a recent report submitted by Curt Felix and circulated by Paul Pilcher, Chair of the Economic Development Committee, which will become the game plan for next year. Sounds good to me ....
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Melanie @Frugal Kiwi · 749 weeks ago
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Nancy Civetta, SPAT · 749 weeks ago
In fact, 120,000 oysters and 30,000 clams were shucked over the weekend's festivities, and I think we recycled most of them. This is going to do a lot for creating a healthy wild oyster fishery in Wellfleet Harbor!
Visit www.wellfleetoysterfest.org for more information on the 'Fest and what it supports!
chezsven 82p · 749 weeks ago