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Oyster aid efforts in the Chesapeake

NPR | By Ari Daniel
Published October 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM MDT

Two people — an eco-evangelist and an engineer — are taking different approaches to support the same critical ingredient in the Chesapeake Bay: oysters.

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Ari Daniel is a freelance contributor to NPR's Science desk.
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