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dead zones. [ ] it can result in reductions in water quality, fish, and other animal populations. an additional problem is overfishing. chesapeake bay , north america's second largest estuary, once had a flourishing oyster population that has been almost wiped out by overfishing. historically, the oysters
filtered the estuary's entire water volume of excess nutrients every three or four days. today, that process takes almost a year, [ ] and sediment, nutrients, and algae can cause problems in local waters. oysters filter these pollutants, and either eat them or shape them into small packets that are...
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