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This study used mesocosm tanks to examine the environmental impacts of aquacultured eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) on water quality parameters. Oysters were placed in three tanks while three control tanks had no oysters. The oysters affected phytoplankton species composition, increased sedimentation rates, and their ammonia excretion could be taken up by phytoplankton in the water column. Compared to historical data, modern oyster populations and landings in Narragansett Bay have declined over a th

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