Save the Oysters - Non-native Species
Uploaded on Nov 01, 2007 / 10538 views / 38822 impressions / 10 comments
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Since the introduction of MSX and Dermo in the 1950's, two infectious diseases that played a large role in the decline the Chesapeake Bay?s oyster population, several oyster hatcheries along the Eastern seaboard are working with scientists across...
Since the introduction of MSX and Dermo in the 1950's, two infectious diseases that played a large role in the decline the Chesapeake Bay?s oyster population, several oyster hatcheries along the Eastern seaboard are working with scientists across many fields to develop innovative restoration programs. One idea is to introduce a non-native oyster from China called Crassostrea ariakensis.
In this video podcast, MicrobeWorld talks about current research underway with C. ariakensis, the potential risk of new diseases that could affect the Bay's ecology and/or human health, the attitudes of Maryland's watermen, and the role of local, state and federal policy.
Special thanks goes out to the DC Science Writers Association, the Marian Koshland Science Museum and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Horn Point Laboratory for helping with the logistics and planning of the shoot.
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2. csuspect 1:20
Oyster quarantine lab at UMD's Horn Point Laboratory. http://www.hpl.umces.edu/facilities/oysters.html
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Filmed at the Koshland Science Museum in Washington, DC. http://koshland-science.org
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The Chesapeake Bay
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C. ariakensis
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The Crew of the Skipjack Nathan
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Music by Great Big Sea courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. Visit Great Big Sea online at http://www.greatbigsea.com.
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http://www.asm.org
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http://www.microbeworld.org
10. Chrisaps
Interesting subject matter. Congrats on a really interesting video!
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On the Choptank River