Clams give Jersey oysters a leg up: Abundant clamshells provide a natural hatchery, and the Delaware Bay harvest is up 27 pct. From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) | Date: January 29, 2007| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: Sandy Bauers

Jan. 29--For 50 years, the Delaware Bay's oysters have been in a losing battle against two parasites that have decimated their numbers, and scientists have spent as many years trying to bring them back.

Last week, biologists announced that the latest efforts yielded a 27 percent jump in last summer's harvest of the salty, meaty oyster. But they also warned that ensuring a healthy future for the bivalve would cost millions.

In 1957, a parasite called MSX swept through the bay, killing as many as 95 percent of the oysters in some beds. Just about ...

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