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HOST: Wel­come to Div­ing Deeper where we inter­view National Ocean Ser­vice sci­en­tists on the ocean top­ics and infor­ma­tion that are impor­tant to you! I’m your host Kate Nielsen.Today’s ques­tion is….What is Eutrophication?Eutrophication is also known as nutri­ent pol­lu­tion. Eutroph­i­ca­tion is the process where nutri­ents, mainly nitro­gen and phos­pho­rus, are added to bod­ies of water and can act like fer­til­izer caus­ing the growth of algae. Exces­sive amounts of nutri­ents can lead to more seri­ous prob­lems such as low lev­els of oxy­gen dis­solved in the water. This can kill fish, crabs, oys­ters, and other aquatic ani​mals​.To help us dive a lit­tle deeper into this ques­tion, we will talk with Dr. Suzanne Bricker about eutroph­i­ca­tion – what it is, what it means, and what sci­en­tists Con­tinue Reading »

By Jack Krause, Grow​Fish​.com

Despite con­sid­er­able vil­i­fi­ca­tion of a busi­ness that has for years been a main­stay of our econ­omy, shell­fish aqua­cul­ture deserves credit for reduc­ing pol­lu­tion in Puget Sound.

Although I am in no way affil­i­ated with the busi­ness, I recently learned of an event the pub­lic should know about.

For the last six years the shell­fish indus­try has con­ducted vol­un­tary annual beach cleanups in south Puget Sound cov­er­ing more than 100 miles of shore­line by 25 crews total­ing more than 100 shell­fish indus­try employees.

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