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F.500 little oysters were placed in each one of these green bags. Each site got 3 bags placed into a wire mesh cage to keep out predators and prevent the bags from floating away.

500 little oysters were placed in each one of these green bags. Each site got 3 bags placed into a wire mesh cage to keep out predators and prevent the bags from floating away.

E. The study began in June 2021 with a hatchery delivery of tiny oyster seed only 2-3mm long.

The study began in June 2021 with a hatchery delivery of tiny oyster seed only 2-3mm long.

D. To test this, oysters and quahogs were grown in 5 sites from the northern most location at Princes Cove where there are high nutrients and low dissolved oxygen, to a site off of Oregon Beach where water quality improves because of flushing with Nantucket Sound waters.

To test this, oysters and quahogs were grown in 5 sites from the northern most location at Princes Cove where there are high nutrients and low dissolved oxygen, to a site off of Oregon Beach where water quality improves because of flushing with Nantucket Sound waters.

C. The question that Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension wants to answer is – will oysters and quahogs exposed to varying acidic conditions in their natural environment also have differences in growth or survival? Or will other conditions in the environment like the amount of food available, balance out the effects of acidic water?

The question that Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension wants to answer is – will oysters and quahogs exposed to varying acidic conditions in their natural environment also have differences in growth or survival? Or will other conditions in the environment like the amount of food available, balance out the effects of acidic water?

B. Ocean and coastal acidification is an issue associated with climate change. Carbon dioxide in the air is absorbed by the ocean and causes changes in the chemistry. Lab studies have shown that if juvenile shellfish are exposed to water that is low in pH (acidic), their development and growth can be impaired.

Ocean and coastal acidification is an issue associated with climate change. Carbon dioxide in the air is absorbed by the ocean and causes changes in the chemistry. Lab studies have shown that if juvenile shellfish are exposed to water that is low in pH (acidic), their development and growth can be impaired.

A. The Three Bays estuary in Barnstable is made up of Princes Cove, North Bay, Cotuit Bay and West Bay. Many shellfish aquaculture businesses and town recreational and commercial shellfishing beds are located in these bays.

The Three Bays estuary in Barnstable is made up of Princes Cove, North Bay, Cotuit Bay and West Bay. Many shellfish aquaculture businesses and town recreational and commercial shellfishing beds are located in these bays.

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F.500 little oysters were placed in each one of these green bags. Each site got 3 bags placed into a wire mesh cage to keep out predators and prevent the bags from floating away.

E. The study began in June 2021 with a hatchery delivery of tiny oyster seed only 2-3mm long.

D. To test this, oysters and quahogs were grown in 5 sites from the northern most location at Princes Cove where there are high nutrients and low dissolved oxygen, to a site off of Oregon Beach where water quality improves because of flushing with Nantucket Sound waters.

A. The Three Bays estuary in Barnstable is made up of Princes Cove, North Bay, Cotuit Bay and West Bay. Many shellfish aquaculture businesses and town recreational and commercial shellfishing beds are located in these bays.

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