Oysters in BL

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by DaPointIsDaBomb

Carbon sequestration? Like the Al Gore global warming stuff?

Yeah, carbon sequestration is not a benefit that would have crossed my mind, but it gets mentioned as a benefit in most of the oyster restoration papers. And the idea is scientifically sound: oysters transfer carbon to their shells when they grow and the carbon is locked up in the shells for a long time before being released.

I don't buy that atmospheric carbon dioxide is a big problem, so I do not see carbon sequestration as a big benefit. But lots of environmental types do, and as long as we're advocating oyster reef restoration, why not include benefits that lots of environmental types think are very important?