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Slightly off topic, however, the post references the Carlsbad desalination facility. If you find yourself in San Diego and like oysters, I would highly recommen

Slightly off topic, however, the post references the Carlsbad desalination facility. If you find yourself in San Diego and like oysters, I would highly recommend you checkout the Carlsbad Aquafarm. Take the tour and pick up some oysters. What's really interesting and relevant to the topic is that the oyster farm serves as a pre-filter to the desalination plant and there's an symbiotic relationship between the plant and the oyster farm.

beembeem 3y ago
That's really cool! Thanks for pointing this out.
aeonsky 3y ago
Pick up some oysters, for eating? If these oysters serve as a pre-filter for the plant, would you not want to eat them as these oysters would contain all sorts of pollution?
- the_sleaze9 3y ago
  A strong case for not eating any oysters at all -- but don't forget they're totally aphrodisiacs
- js2 3y ago
  They clean the oysters before selling them: > This was the first oyster farm to feature an inventive “depuration and purification” process, which involves immersing the oysters in triple-filtered seawater once they reach full size. This ensures that the oysters are a completely safe, top-quality delicious shellfish product. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/10best/2022/08/04/how-this-southern-california-aquafarm-is-saving-the-environment-with-oysters-and-mussels/50531167/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/10best/2022/08/04/how-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depuration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depuration TIL.
  - xigency 3y ago
    That’s a really convoluted way to say they rinse them off in clean water. Anyway, seafood comes from the ocean. I don’t see why they would be worse than other oysters.
    - js2 3y ago
      > That’s a really convoluted way to say they rinse them off in clean water. It's more than rinsing them off. Oysters are filter feeders. They need to spend enough time in clean water to pump out any contaminants. It's an FDA regulated process: https://www.fda.gov/food/federalstate-food-programs/national-shellfish-sanitation-program-nssp https://www.fda.gov/food/federalstate-food-programs/national... > Anyway, seafood comes from the ocean. I don’t see why they would be worse than other oysters. It depends on the cleanliness of the water. These oysters are raised in a lagoon surrounded by the city of Carlsbad: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carlsbad+Aquafarm/@33.1419279,-117.3427039,1486m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x80dc726759a5c24b:0xe609dd3b43fbdd44!8m2!3d33.139262!4d-117.33893!16s%2Fg%2F1wcxdczp?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carlsbad+Aquafarm/@33.1419... I imagine that lagoon is subject to runoff and not nearly as clean as oysters harvested in open waters.
- hinkley 3y ago
  If they were pulling disgusting water into the desalination plant, it would probably damage their equipment. If you watch the video, you'll find that macroscopic contamination is the first problem they have to solve, and the oysters should be fine for that.

beembeem 3y ago

That's really cool! Thanks for pointing this out.

aeonsky 3y ago

Pick up some oysters, for eating? If these oysters serve as a pre-filter for the plant, would you not want to eat them as these oysters would contain all sorts of pollution?

the_sleaze9 3y ago
A strong case for not eating any oysters at all -- but don't forget they're totally aphrodisiacs
js2 3y ago
They clean the oysters before selling them: > This was the first oyster farm to feature an inventive “depuration and purification” process, which involves immersing the oysters in triple-filtered seawater once they reach full size. This ensures that the oysters are a completely safe, top-quality delicious shellfish product. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/10best/2022/08/04/how-this-southern-california-aquafarm-is-saving-the-environment-with-oysters-and-mussels/50531167/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/10best/2022/08/04/how-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depuration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depuration TIL.
- xigency 3y ago
  That’s a really convoluted way to say they rinse them off in clean water. Anyway, seafood comes from the ocean. I don’t see why they would be worse than other oysters.
  - js2 3y ago
    > That’s a really convoluted way to say they rinse them off in clean water. It's more than rinsing them off. Oysters are filter feeders. They need to spend enough time in clean water to pump out any contaminants. It's an FDA regulated process: https://www.fda.gov/food/federalstate-food-programs/national-shellfish-sanitation-program-nssp https://www.fda.gov/food/federalstate-food-programs/national... > Anyway, seafood comes from the ocean. I don’t see why they would be worse than other oysters. It depends on the cleanliness of the water. These oysters are raised in a lagoon surrounded by the city of Carlsbad: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carlsbad+Aquafarm/@33.1419279,-117.3427039,1486m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x80dc726759a5c24b:0xe609dd3b43fbdd44!8m2!3d33.139262!4d-117.33893!16s%2Fg%2F1wcxdczp?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carlsbad+Aquafarm/@33.1419... I imagine that lagoon is subject to runoff and not nearly as clean as oysters harvested in open waters.
hinkley 3y ago
If they were pulling disgusting water into the desalination plant, it would probably damage their equipment. If you watch the video, you'll find that macroscopic contamination is the first problem they have to solve, and the oysters should be fine for that.