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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (56531)	8/5/2014 11:00:06 AM
From: Eric	Respond to of 86363

Do they now? If they have so much food, then why can't they dedicate more of their energy to building the calcium carbonate shells? Have you ever dove in Pacific Northwest waters including B.C.? We have the most marine life per cu meter of saltwater here. During the summer months we have big plankton blooms that are about 50 feet thick in the top of the water column. When diving through it visibility is only a couple feet at best. Lots of food for filter feeders.. Not the case in the tropics. So.. IF your argument that ocean acidity is killing off oyster harvests, then how are oysters able to grow in far more acidic waters off Peru/Ecuador than Washington state? Peru is the largest regional exporter of oysters Eric.. How can that be if their water is so acidic? Different species of oysters here Hawk. Maybe you can reengineer the marine life for us since you seem to know more about marine biology than my PhD friends in the field?? Eric