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Can Oysters Solve This Long Island Town's Water Problems? Can Oysters Solve This Long Island Town's Water Problems?
Can Oysters Solve This Long Island Town's Water Problems? The Town of Oyster Bay is looking to oysters to solve its water problems. The Town designated three parcels of underground land as conservation management areas for the preservation, seeding, rehabilitation of shellfish including the use of community oyster gardens, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino announced Thursday, Aug. 1. The areas in Town waters include one along West Shore Road in Bayville, one at Laurel Hollow Beach, and one in Oyster Bay Cove. The locations throughout Oyster Bay Harbor come to about 50 acres total, and will eventually lead to the creation of a self-sustai…