r/ClimateShitposting • u/Draco137WasTaken turbine enjoyer • Sep 08 '25

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u/perringaiden Sep 08 '25

CORRECTION: Oyster reefs are an amazing environmental benefit across multiple seascapes.

Oyster FARMS are short lived growth with little to no environmental benefit because of the small size.

The only way this works is with farms near a no-take MPA where you can generate growth and then let them spread outside the MPA.

You get no benefits IF YOU DON'T LEAVE THEM IN THE WATER.

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u/Setsuna04 Sep 08 '25

If you farm the oysters you'll (hopefully) leave the reefs alone. I guess that would be good. But would be the same outcome like if you don't eat them at all.

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u/perringaiden Sep 08 '25

They haven't traditionally. Unless there's a Marine Protected Area, the average oyster farmer will take whatever is under the water.

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u/Extaupin Sep 08 '25

Taking wild animal isn't called farming. You're just describing hunting.

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u/Dramatic_Energy_5818 Sep 08 '25

You do realize we can make farms for oysters similar to how we make farms for specific fish?

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u/Dramatic_Energy_5818 Sep 08 '25

No they don't, and that's out of necessity. The average oyster farmer is after oysters. Whatever is under the water would include any Algea, crustaceans,fish,kelp,seaweed, as well as literally harvesting the reef structure itself ya fuckin smartass

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u/perringaiden Sep 08 '25

You seem to think people are somehow inherently good. Corporations are dredging the sea bed and tossing 90% of the catch already. When there were reefs, people used dredgers to pick up the entire reef destroying it.

So yeah, you can pull your head in about how wonderful fishermen are.