Link's not working for me ATM, but here's another link about how they perform in the real world: https://www.bayjournal.com/news/fisheries/pumped-up-performa...
Clams filter the water and check whether the water is polluted or clean
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Re: Clams filter the water and check whether the water is polluted or clean
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
3 teams of 8 clams (mussels) If the water quality is normal, the clams open and close randomly. If all 8 clams close, something is off with the water and prompts more investigation. They get the clams from a nearby lake, and somewhat comfortingly, they retire them back to the lake when they've done a tour of duty. They're even marked so they don't reuse the same clams! Nice to hear that they don't just euthanize them…
It's not a sign of softness that you take a (minimal) effort to save a lifeform (that was useful to you). It's basic humanity, for lack of a better term (animality?).
They gotta feed those clams with something valuable in return to their service to really restore the balance.
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#13Minimally invasive to the fresh water muscles, parallel redundancy, human plus laboratory confirmation. Like using rats to find landmines or dogs to find contraband without the long training times.
(Un?)fortunately, Boeing apparently didn't use Ferrets as furry little cable runners
https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/71461/did-boein...
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#14Link's not working for me ATM, but here's another link about how they perform in the real world: https://www.bayjournal.com/news/fisheries/pumped-up-performa...
archive.org seems to have a copy of this article
https://web.archive.org/web/20201230222606/https://www.polis...
EDIT: the other article linked is unavailable in the EU because of GDPR. Thankfully, archive.org has a copy of that article as well.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200721190853/https://www.bayjo...
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#15Link's not working for me ATM, but here's another link about how they perform in the real world: https://www.bayjournal.com/news/fisheries/pumped-up-performa...
Sorry it was working for me when i posted it, is there a way for me to edit it?
Re: Clams filter the water and check whether the water is polluted or clean
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
3 teams of 8 clams (mussels) If the water quality is normal, the clams open and close randomly. If all 8 clams close, something is off with the water and prompts more investigation. They get the clams from a nearby lake, and somewhat comfortingly, they retire them back to the lake when they've done a tour of duty. They're even marked so they don't reuse the same clams! Nice to hear that they don't just euthanize them…
It's not a sign of softness that you take a (minimal) effort to save a lifeform (that was useful to you). It's basic humanity, for lack of a better term (animality?).
Re: Clams filter the water and check whether the water is polluted or clean
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not a sign of softness that you take a (minimal) effort to save a lifeform (that was useful to you). It's basic humanity, for lack of a better term (animality?).
They gotta feed those clams with something valuable in return to their service to really restore the balance.
I'd love to see what that leads to on an evolutionary timescale. Water departments of the future just go from clam bed to clam bed delivering treats and collecting water quality reports.
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#18Maybe they could have alerted about the lead contaminated water in Flint Michigan? A disaster that will affect the next generation. Lead Lowers IQ's in Children and increase crime rate in adults.
BTW, the invasive Zebra mussels have done a great job clearing up the Great Lakes. At times the water is so clear on a sunny day in the summer it can look tropical blue.
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#19not only Poznan but there are multiple polish towns which have clams on duty - eg. Warsaw, Rzeszów
New York City has a project with Oysters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9oUGWuKRwg
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#20This has been known for a long time. I have often heard it suggested that places do this. Glad to see it actually being done. I guarantee that if they did it around here, some knuckleheads would row out to the clam beds at night, and harvest them all.
Mentioned in the comment below, but a few places are implementing it including New York City, South Carolina, and the Northern European Sea just from a quick YouTube search:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9oUGWuKRwg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmb-lH6A7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgAONydtbnU&feature=emb_titl...
I also know of a couple projects in my area, near Poole and Christchurch harbours in the South of England, that have successfully reintroduced oyster beds in areas which were previously barren.