How Billion Oyster Project Will Save New York's Waterways | One Small Step
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- From filtering water to creating reefs, oysters play an important role in marine ecosystems - and an organization called Billion Oyster Project is on a mission to restore 1 billion of them to NY waterways.
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Did you know one adult oyster can filter 50 gallons of water a day?
In this episode of One Small Step Lucy speaks with Ann Fraioli, the Director of Education for the Billion Oyster Project, to learn just how important oysters are to the New York Harbor's ecosystem.
New York used to be an oyster hot spot, but over time water pollution and over-harvesting caused the oyster population to dwindle. In 2014, the Billion Oyster Project was formed with a mission to return one billion oysters back to New York's waterways. Since 2014, the Billion Oyster Project has collected over 1.6 million pounds of oyster shells and introduced 47 millions oysters to the harbor.
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6:32 "Humans will not be able to eat oysters out of New York waterways in our lifetime." Ok, that answers a lot of questions I had.
@@NVGEAR I almost commented Why Are You Eating That Then lol
Even after several generations of them do the job... Wouldn't they decompose and leave microplastics again back to the water? I wonder...
Or anywhere else for that matter , but people still does
Where do your oysters come from? Up north?
This is what i was wondering right from the beginning...
Those heavy metals dont disappear
Doesn’t say it until the end of the video, but the oysters in this project are not safe to eat. Merely a means to clean up the water. The ones eaten at restaurants are shipped in from elsewhere, and the left over shells are used in this project
Yeah I believe they bioaccumulate hepatitis... Fuuun... 😅😂
another cool thing is that oyster reefs protect coastlines from erosion, floods, and storm waters.
Im glad to see that people have been restoring marine ecosystems.
I do not eat oysters but I really like the concept of the oyster project, good luck I hope it helps
These oysters aren't for consumption.
@@nguyener59 Chinese restaurants will make a killing free oysters
I love how all the negative comments are from people that clearly didn't watch the video but felt like commenting on something that was addressed by the video
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Given that oysters filter toxins out of the water, is it really a good idea to eat them??
No, of course not! As said in the video, no-one will be able to eat the oysters from the NYC Harbor in our lifetimes.
Edit: Oops, didn't get the point
They arent eating oysters from the river … those arent edible.
When the water is clean they’re filtering algae and don’t get that much waste. In really dirty water is mostly sewage
Isn‘t that why pregnant women shouldn‘t ingest them?
@@aylabr3931 Sea food in general should be avoided by pregnant women. Due to high frequency of parasites, other diseases, and especially mercury, it can be quite toxic to the fetus if exposed. Mercury is really the big one; that can cause birth defects for sure. Want to add that i'm not sure if oysters actually contain mercury when exposed. I know that's why sushi should be avoided but not 100% if oysters follow the same logic. If someone who knows more about oysters would like to chime in please do.
This is a great idea an I hope it wildly successful. A even better way to clean up the NYC harbor and many others in the US is to get ride if the Combined Sewer System that carries sewage to the water during higher rain events.
Awesome
I agree! I think this is a great idea. I wish we considered these investments with infrastructure updates
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Zebra mussels have already cleaned out the Great Lakes. They're way more efficient. None of these bivalves will be edible. So, why not use the hardier species?
@@young98-cc5ls Surprised by the fact that the ZM's haven't yet invaded NYC harbor. Maybe it's too toxic for them?
I think, the point that needs to be emphasized is not how much water one oyster can filter in a day, but how much water pollutant it can collect in a day.
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Awesome concept and wholesome meals. I drive by the Lighthouse Restaurant when I'm in Brooklyn. Niw I know they do help the environment I'll have lunch there next time I'm in the neighborhood.
I honestly never liked Oysters, until my friend added lime and hotsauce on it and forced me to eat it.
I see why people like it now. My friend has always helped me get out of my shell.
Your friend sounds like a real pearl.
"Oysters filter contaminants and industrial waste" She said after eating the recently departed filter.
That's what I was wondering. Can an oyster raised in human and industrial waste be safe to eat?
did you watch the video
@@DAndyLord use common sense goober
Talk to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. They started in ,1963. The Bay is still earning D/F grades. The oysters in CB in 1890s were so plentiful their beds looked like mountains rising out of the water at low tide
Good work that could be followed up in more places. But why nylon nets? Stop putting plastics in the water please.
This is a great step in restoring the local ecosystem. They're even giving baby clams a head start by using clean old shells.
Reminds me of a super loving proactive and responsible parent That gives their Progeny competitive advantages
To bad there is no partnership with Riker's Island inmates who might be interested in this project. They can help grow some of these oysters. Something they could be doing other then feeling time go by.
Since this has been highlighted more. Thanks to the volunteers in this project 👍 🙏 🎉❤🇬🇧
Don’t dump pollution into waterways problem solved. Have it go directly to waste management facility. This will probably take decades to clean that out.
Well they did say the project can last as long as 2035
Ive been saying this for YEARS!!!!!! why on earth dont we add oysters and clams to New water ways? its the fastest cheapest and cleanest way of solving the pollution problem.
This is such a great idea! NYC really needs this.
Brilliant piece of educational tutoring...
Nobody:
Her: oyster saves water life
Also her: eats oyster
Can't those shells also be used for concrete as well? Instead of mining the minerals
Hemp crete. Bamboo crete. There's plenty of other plants that can be used. I wished the Elite will stop blaming you and me for the earths mishaps when its the Millionaires and billionaires who have huge industrial complexes. Creating havoc with "plastic" --- Everyone can do their part. But you know 80% people don't care. And 99% of the Elite don't care at all.
from fiji... a bloody marvelous idea... feed toxic seafood to people that cause the problem in first pace.. circular economy has new meaning
So the plastic mesh bags goes into the water when the shells too?
Thank you for the video. Thanks Fidelity for the fund.
Let's hope the oysters that are sent to rebuild the harbor aren't harvested for food. As it'll be generations before they're safe to eat.
Isn't that the truth...
They said in the video that they're not harvested for food.
@@o0Avalon0o but I’m sure some morons will harvest them for food anyway.
would the oysters be loaded with pollution and toxic chemicals then right
Yes, for sure...at least at first until levels were lower to non-existent
@@GreenDolphinProject i think it is a great idea to put all the oysters in the water, but we need to think about how polluted the fish and oysters we eat are, would be, if the water is harmful,
A lot of homestead farmers around my area use oyster shells as a calcium supplement for for their chickens.
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How 'bout mussels? Do they have any water cleaning potential?
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There's a story her in Maine about a clam digger who was complaining about how skinny the Clams were, ever since they put in the new treatment plant.
**begins the video by cutting open and eating an oyster** "oysters are so important, they're vacuums for our ecosystems"
If they are critical for cleaning our waterways, why are we eating them? Leave them in the water!
The oysters and some other shellfish we eat are largely farmed (not wild caught) in areas where the water quality is safe for human consumption of shellfish. If there's any question of contamination, the shellfish can be put through a process of 'depuration' in which they are place in tanks of clean seawater to purge themselves of bacteria, etc. (Is not always effective.)
Can this same kind of restorations be done in fresh water ?
Now we're asking the real questions, I would also like to know this. Maybe if freshwater mussels operate similarly?
In a way. Zebra Mussels do this pretty well. It is why certain centuries old shipwrecks in the Great Lakes are easy to visit even at the limits of typical open circuit Scuba gear, because the water is so clear down to 100 ft and more. The unfortunate problem with Zebra Mussels is that they are a nearly a hazardous waste product themselves, because they conquer the local ecosystem and overgrow on everything - creating really clear water but clogging up pipes and any underwater structures, and also attaching themselves to ships, creating drag. They are a serious problem for the Great Lakes, waterways and the surrounding rivers, and anything that floats on them. This is the problem of using most biological means of cleaning - the method itself can cause issues of their own.
India should use this. create a species that can help break down sewage in the rivers river oysters or special fish.
We are the species that can clean our own garbage, if we can go to the moon and add gigabyte to bacteria, we can figure out how to handle our trash without killing innocent animals
@@OnesFan1 not to mention the ecological destruction caused by introducing non-native species to an environment. It causes food web collapse and ecological imbalance.
What about non biodegradable chemical waste & microplastics?
Cool idea
Wonderful work...
Warning: awesome science is used here. For those who are offended by intellectual discussion and the combat of climate change, viewer discretion is advised.
If people harvest them from the harbor. Will they get sick from the pollutants. Since they are filter feeders
0:07 *projectile vomits* 😂
Someone should start a oyster filtration farm where they breed oyster and filter water
This is so cool
Photo on thumbnail looks like Pam Beesley lol
Aren't we smarter now to know better ways to process our sewage? Come on.
I know right? Why can’t they just have it directly go wastewater treatment. If it’s industrial waste they should find ways to less pollution from their products.This is like using steam power when we have gasoline. These type of things should be tackled by the gov.
I was just wondering about eating them 👍
filter animals aren't the best to snack on. specially when 90% of what they filter is polluted water. The ones you can eat need clean running water.
I wish I could help but I don’t think I can because I’m allergic to shellfish
Pretty sure they're better for the planet if we don't eat them...
No, for humans to find value in them, eating them and recycling the shells is a good cycle to have. Excess shells can also be ground up and used as a chicken supplement which would improve their shell strength so their eggs are good until eaten or new chicks are hatched. Its all a cycle. They now have scientific proof that plants communicate with each other and share food and nutrients and not just trees.
@@leelindsay5618 The value is in their ability to clean the water we've done such a good job at ruining for every animal on the planet...
East River Oysters...coming to a restaurant near you.
I thought this was being done over a decade ago.
What if the oyster has vibrio cholerae or flesh eating bacteria. It could led to more troubling news
you don't want to eat oysters from NY harbor anytime soon. Likewise the Chesapeake Bay. Things are getting better but good things take time.
Great idea this semi-submersible. The problem I see is that steel material is used for the construction. Anyone who works in the maritime business knows it well. The steel is not suitable for long term floating submerged anchored systems. The solution would be so simple.
Not water only but also acidic agricultural land by putting grind oyster shell
"Not only are oysters delicious, they're vacuum cleaners for our harbors"
Don't know about you, but I don't eat vacuum cleaners.
Shells are good for concrete.
Due to bioaccumulation you wouldn't want to eat any of those oysters that come from the New York harbor, or any harbor in the world really.
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And their shells are made of atmospheric carbon.
They can save the world.
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@@jeffwei thanks. iPhone did that. I appreciate the heads up. I will have auto correct beheaded immediately.
RAW SEWAGE IN THE RIVER?!!! I saw the other day where NYC sewage was being shipped by train to Alabama. Doesn’t NYC have treatment facilities?
one one hand they want to eat it and other talk about how important they are for environment. so decide they are good in stomach or in ecology?
And smother existing clam beds.
Haven't we seen this year's ago in the movie Osmosis Jones ⁉️
Should we be eating the oysters that filter toxic areas.
Fidenlity is still heavily invested in the fossil feul industry. I wouldn't invest a cent with them.
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And dip Oster in sewer sauce..
Venom is good guy? I thought he was villain?
Just between thee and me, I used to enjoy raw oysters on my oatmeal-but it interfered with our ''silent'' worship service.
Good luck.
Yes you can use oysters to clean waterways... but I wouldn't want to eat those oysters
They're not meant for consumption
@@drimms8060 you're right they're not. But I can believe individuals would harvest them and eat them. There was an incident in Japan where a group of Chinese tourists ate a whole bunch of raw oysters that were used to clean sewer waste water in rivers. They were duped by their tour guides saying the oysters were super cheap. Tour guides harvested free oysters and pocketed money from the tourist.
0:16 extremely polluted ... good eating oysters?
Will you think the vacuum cleaner contents are delicious too ? Same with oysters
We should also do more than a billion Since. Just 2 oysters can have millions of baby’s
How people work. Create trouble find solutions.
seems possible.
Same with pigs, oysters and pigs are both cleaners, and people love eating them.
So people are eating oysters, the snails of the sea and lobsters, the cockroaches of the sea. Basically eating creatures that eat detritus as a luxury. Incredible and disgusting.
Never eating oysters in NY again
0:15 names a few things.. that oysters wont clean...
You are probally better off with shrimp and snails..
Bro, you don't tell me something is good for eating, then tell me it sucks scum out of the water.
I rather have oysters then factory in New York
Oysters can save our waterways if people don't start taking them out and eating them. Like the reporting is asking after eating 1-2 oysters.
Heartbreaking and yet funny.
my thoughts exactly!!!
Oysters eat sewers and humans eat oysters? Hmmm.
Raw oysters taste like a cold salty wet booger.
eating the oyster should be a punishment
FILTER chemical????
So, it’s like eating yummy vacuum cleaner filters? 🤢
Hahaha I bet the oyster shell drying area smells very fishy.
HALF OF THE WORLD'S OYSTERS?
And where did you get this info? 🤣🤣🤣
if oysters are alive more worth than dead , why tf do you eat them ?
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Or what about making humans clean the garbage WE created and stop using other animals to clean our shite?
You sure near china town will eat 1 billion osyer in 1 years
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