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    Default Why balance matters and all creatures are valuable

    The water in each tank was taken from the same body of water at the same time.
    The only difference is that one tank also contains oysters. A single adult oyster can filter and clean up to 50 gallons of water every day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WiccanLiberal View Post
    The water in each tank was taken from the same body of water at the same time.
    The only difference is that one tank also contains oysters. A single adult oyster can filter and clean up to 50 gallons of water every day.
    Oysters need fear nothing from me. Had one bite of one one time.

    I did make note of the water color between the tanks.
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    Interesting and informative good share....dont need to eat oysters....meh...



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    Default all the more for me

    Growing up on Long Island, seafood is a way of life. Oysters are little salty gems, add a little horseradish sauce and I am a happy woman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WiccanLiberal View Post
    Growing up on Long Island, seafood is a way of life. Oysters are little salty gems, add a little horseradish sauce and I am a happy woman.

    Got it...I just never acquired a taste for them...I tried...but couldn't take it



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    Default that's why restaurants have menus

    Because not everything appeals to every taste. I can't stand blue cheese but every darned place that has wings serves em up with it. I have to ask for ranch dressing or some such.
    Last edited by WiccanLiberal; 11-08-2015 at 08:26 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LongTermGuy View Post
    Interesting and informative good share....dont need to eat oysters....meh...
    Thing is, they farm them. Go to South Louisiana some time. I don't feel bad about eating something that's farmed. You won't find me running out to kill or eat something on the endangered species list. I usually do my "hunting" at the supermarket.

    I'm a Texan. If there isn't a steak to go with it, it can't possibly be food. But to each his own.

    My guess would be the point is, the value of oysters on the environment vs eating them. And I LOVE clams and they do the same thing. They filter the water.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WiccanLiberal View Post
    Because not everything appeals to every taste. I can't stand blue cheese but every darned place that has wings serves em up with it. I have to ask for ranch dressing or some such.
    Really? I like blue cheese. Must be an East Coast thing. Used to get it a lot when I lived in Miami. You have to ask for that stuff out here. They'll put ranch on anything they think it'll fit on.
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    Never considered eating oysters or any related mollusks. Considering that many are bottom feeders who spend their adult processing the wastes of other sea creatures.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gabosaurus View Post
    Never considered eating oysters or any related mollusks. Considering that many are bottom feeders who spend their adult processing the wastes of other sea creatures.
    ... meaning, therefore, that they must be rich in iodine ? Helps explain why they're so healthy to eat ...
    It's That Bloody Foreigner Again !!!

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    Default nutrition

    Oysters:They are low in fat, calories and cholesterol in addition to being high in protein, iron, omega 3 fatty acids, calcium, zinc and vitamin C.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drummond View Post
    ... meaning, therefore, that they must be rich in iodine ? Helps explain why they're so healthy to eat ...
    It just means they taste good. I actually don't like fish. Lobster, crab legs or shrimp? I'm right on top of it.
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    Not many care for much more than the *all important* 'can i stuff it in my face?' question.
    If you also agree that an animals suffering should be avoided rather than encouraged, consider what steps you can take.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Noir View Post
    Not many care for much more than the *all important* 'can i stuff it in my face?' question.
    Sure they do. Why they farm them.
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    Oysters & Clams are damn fine eating! Smoked oysters are even better.

    I don't really go for fish, either, except Halibut... and I know they are a bottom feeder, along with Lobster & Crab. I guess I have a fetish for bottom feeding critters!
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