Once New York was called The Big Oyster, but people ate the oysters and soon enough, with a hundred years of dumping waste too into the water, there was no ecosystem of marine life in the harbor. This video is about the efforts to reestablish the humble oyster and how important it is to the ecosystem.
A CURATED COLLECTION OF SCIENCE FACTS AND DELICIOUS FICTIONS !
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10/27/23
NEW YORK CITY - CONEY ISLAND -WCS AQUARIUM
Yes, this aquarium does pride itself on conservation. Here is what they have to say for themselves.
Through acoustic/satellite tagging and monitoring of several species of sharks and great whales in the New York seascape, we’re helping to guide and inform fisheries and management policies. We’re conducting long-term ecological monitoring and developing management plans for American eel and river herring as part of ongoing restoration of the Bronx River. We’re helping to secure the protection of critical habitat including the Hudson Canyon, an underwater marine marvel that rivals the Grand Canyon in scale and majesty. It’s home to an astonishing array of fish, marine mammals, invertebrates, and cold-water corals. This includes the development of the first national marine sanctuary in the mid-Atlantic. And our citizen science programs encourage the public to explore local beaches and waters, and contribute data to support marine biodiversity.
THE WCS NEW YORK AQUARIUM IS PART OF AN EFFORT TO SAVE WILDLIFE THAT BEGAN 120 YEARS AGO WITH THE CREATION OF THE NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, AN ORGANIZATION FOUNDED ON SCIENCE AND HOPE WHICH HAS SINCE GROWN TO BECOME THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY.
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