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Florida dumped half a million oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico. No one expected the results to be this good. (www.yahoo.com)
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Some called it reckless dumping. Others warned it would be detrimental to an already dwindling ecosystem. And for a while, these concerns seemed valid. Even the researchers running this giant experiment had their doubts as no visible progress was initially seen.

All of these things and more helped revive fish, turtle, and dolphin populations to numbers not seen in over two and a half decades. Layer by layer, the ocean floor had rebuilt itself until the results were visibly undeniable.

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[–] 90 points 3 months ago (1 child)

A half million tons of shells were dumped. Headline kinda missed the scale of this whole thing.

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  • [–] 51 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    Headline kinda missed the scale of this whole thing.

    It's LLM-generated from some mill called UpWorthy; the fact it's on Yahoo! News just lends it some credibility because most people aren't going to understand that, while Yahoo! News has some original articles of its own, it's primarily a news aggregator with minimal quality standards.

    Restoring the balance of these elements is not only critical to marine life, but human life as well. And we're not just talking about food supply here. A lack of fish means a lack of income for fishermen, and higher prices at seafood restaurants. Dirty waters lead to a decline in tourism. Reefs even provide natural protection during coastal storms. It's almost like every aspect of our lives is directly affected by the state of our environment. What a concept!

    OP genuinely doesn't seem to give a shit about the quality of what they post; I administered the other day what I think has been the first temp ban of a poster from !leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world because they refused to learn when their posts got removed for clear lack of relevance.

    Edit: This article never once sources this information. The FDEP talks about using oysters but never says 500,000 tons, and all I can immediately find about that specific claim are some shitty AI videos from late 2025.

    Edit 2: But here's a neat report! Again, though, the 500k number seems to have been pulled out of an AI hat.

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