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Oysters as Nitrogen Bioextractors

Oysters filter particles that contain nitrogen (and carbon) from the water. Wild oysters cycle small amounts of that nitrogen back into the environment, however farmed oysters, once harvested from the estuary, directly remove the nitrogen from the aquatic ecosystem., which NHAES scientists contributed to, states that a combination of oyster aquaculture and reef restoration will complement land-based efforts to reduce nitrogen flowing into the Great Bay estuary.

Sweet Relief

Krista Maltais '06 is the founder and director of ReliefÌęParenting Respite and Resource Center in Hampton, N.H. She graduated from UNH with a degree in human development and family studies.Ìę