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Peter DeFazio: “Oysters, which are called the coral reefs of an estuary, are being restored, and they are being restored using science…”

On the recordJune 24, 2019
Oysters, which are called the coral reefs of an estuary, are being restored, and they are being restored using science as the basis for where it goes, where they should be rebuilt.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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Discusses the scientific restoration of oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay.

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