reproductive mechanism, we can get the oyster to devote that otherwise rereproductive energy into beina robust and meaty oyster. >> so, what that does for us as an industry is, first of all, it gives us an extraordinary oyster. it's 30 to 50% higher meat yield. it grows so fast that those diseases, really, don't have time to kill it. and it doesn't spawn so it's available year round for consumption and for sale. >> ecology and culture often clash when it comes to managing oysters. when you come right down to it, watermen, scientists, and everyone who lives in the chchesapeake bay watershed, all want the same thing, a teeming, healthy, sustainable bay. oyster restoration is one giant step toward that goal. >> "spat" is the title of my film and that's appropriate for my film because ththere certainy isis a spat between the e watern and the scientists onon how we manage oysters.s. the watermen want to fish to earn a livining. the scientists, on the other hand, are very dedicated to bringing back the oysters on the bay. we want to support the watermen, and we want to support aquaculture, an