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Slurp Down That Oyster - You're Helping To Restore Water Quality
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The article describes how shellfish aquaculture is being considered by Cape Cod towns as a tool to restore water quality, using Waquoit Bay in Massachusetts as a local example. It notes that in 2018, Roger Williams University examined Falmouth’s Rotational Aquaculture Plan, aimed at allowing limited private and municipal shellfish farming in estuaries. The goal was to benefit users economically and environmentally while helping the town meet obligations under the federal Clean Water Act. The piece also cites the Massachusetts aquaculture siting tool MA-ShellfAST, supported by NOAA Sea Grant, which uses GIS layers to guide growers and agencies with environmental, legal and municipal data.
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