Sorry, I should have referred specifically to shellfish farming. Shellfish are not fed, they consume plankton in the water. Thus they remove nutrients.
Bill Silvert ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Crants" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 3:05 AM Subject: Re: dead zones and water nutrients > Regarding fish farms to solve the problem, I'm skeptical that they > would work. Fish farms usually add to nutrient loads because the > operators feed the fish rather than counting on the river to bring > enough food in.
