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The Trillion Oyster Climate Solution: Restore Oysters for Climate Sustainability (ROCS), A Second Critical Solution to Climate Change

A book by William Burton Fears, M.D., Author, ROCS International CEO (https://rocsinternational.org/).
This book easily makes the case that restoring wild oysters to their former level is second only to stopping fossil fuels in mitigating climate change. By the time you finish your workday, a single oyster can filter 50 gallons of water clear of soil, algae, turbidity, bacteria and plankton. A billion oysters filter 50 billion gallons of water a day. The oysters and other calcifying organisms’ shells contain 12% carbon and capture more carbon than any other method that we have on the planet from the coastal restoration that follows the oyster restoration. Fasten your seat belt because I promise you're going to be stunned by how important this is both to you, your loved ones, our planet, and mankind! Please purchase either if you support wild oyster restoration, since it will provide proceeds to the non-profit Restore Oysters for Climate Sustainability or ROCS (rocsinternational.com).

Assessment of the Potential Value for Climate Remediation of Ocean Calcifiers in Sequestration of Atmospheric Carbon (PDF)