they' not magic superysteters, bubut at leleast we''ve startem out witith a bettter sittuation. >> disease-free baby oysters may be more resistant to msx and dermo, but they''re not immune. most adult oysters carry some level of disease. there's no way to create a wild oyster that is going to be entirely free of these diseases. what we need to do is think about management strategies where we will promote the development of natural resistance to these diseases. desigigning sanctuaries, y you , setting aside areasas where the oysters can babasically work tthings out with the p parasite, with minimal human i interferen. >> maryland has one of the most substantial oyster restoration programs in the world, and they deal primarily simply with the maryland portion of the bay. virginia's answer has been to go into oyster aquaculture. so, maryland and virginia have two different approaches, although maryland is now also getting interested in the aquaculture aspect of it. 99% of ththe oyster product that comes out in the world is from cultivating oysters not from fishing them in a natural sense. here, of