Imagine foot-long oysters building up reefs that could menace ships

By adamg - 2/20/11 - 12:38 pm

The Massachusetts Oyster Project, which is re-introducing the bivalves to Boston Harbor, dredges up their history in the Charles and the Mystic.

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Huh?

By anon (not verified) - 2/20/11 - 1:11 pm
#1

"They extended at least to the Mass Ave bridge and may have been found all the way to the Harvard Bridge."

Huh? The bridge at Massachusetts Avenue is the Harvard Bridge.

I noticed. Interns - whaddya

By anon (not verified) - 2/20/11 - 2:43 pm
#2

I noticed. Interns - whaddya do?

I'm guessing they mean the

By BRnotloggedin (not verified) - 2/20/11 - 4:14 pm
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I'm guessing they mean the bridges near Harvard?

Like the footbridge? Maybe?

The Mass ave bridge is the

By anon (not verified) - 2/20/11 - 4:59 pm
#4

The Mass ave bridge is the Harvard bridge - named for John Harvard. The bridge at JFK st. going into Harvard square is the Anderson bridge. They made a common mistake. I assume they meant the Anderson, although I'd be surprised if oysters got that far upriver. The Charles was tidal up to Watertown, but that would have been a lot of fresh water for oysters.

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