If you would like to support our work with Keystone species then the best way to help is by becoming a member at www.mossy.earth/ - Cheers, Tom
@GeogMaps9 ай бұрын
If you are looking for a new project the River Great Ouse in Ely, Cambridgeshire is very polluted and full of deadly nightshade. As always you are doing great work
Its sad that this video is not getting the attention it so much deserves, its one of your best projects
@joaquimbarbosa8967 ай бұрын
I'm spamming comments to see if the video gets more mommentum
@Littleprettyl1ve3 ай бұрын
Sameeee😊
@FjodorvS9 ай бұрын
This is HUGE. Thanks for making this video, the perfect blend of the scientific explanation of Keystone Spiecies, combined with a clear and sadly mostly unknown example, with a restauration project already in action. Love this. Good luck to the team with this project, and thanks for doing this series!
@MossyEarth9 ай бұрын
Thank you for all your support, I'm glad you liked it! - Tom
@crystalcoastoysters8 ай бұрын
We are growing farmed oysters in North Carolina. Check us out!
@MrIanHulstein7 ай бұрын
So happy to be a member. Fascinating what a difference one species can make.
@Littleprettyl1ve3 ай бұрын
Love you guys
@pauljackson1718 ай бұрын
Thank you all!
@jollyjokress38529 ай бұрын
Sometimes I'm really alienated by how farmers insist on their right to exploiting the last remaining populations of a species when only a few yrs later their "right" will cease to be because of the extinction itself.
@rheejikariyama37195 ай бұрын
5:13 The black thing running behind made me laugh😂😂
@jacquescousteau45929 ай бұрын
I understood "Scots garlic word" :D
@iuliiavasiuta27408 ай бұрын
Always good feelings to be a member and be a part of projects ❤️
@Mathijspk18 ай бұрын
I like this a lot
@joaquimbarbosa8968 ай бұрын
This is just so important its hard to describe. This surely is one of your most important projects, specially since the seas carry more life and get less attention. Wonder whats the possibility of remaking this project on other parts of Europe
@joaquimbarbosa8967 ай бұрын
Spamming to see if the video gets more vews again
@SumNumber8 ай бұрын
There are many shellfish that filter water Oysters being just one . They are all good at their jobs. :O)
@yangc32428 ай бұрын
Very excited for this new series!
@IeshiAke8 ай бұрын
Ah yes, the famous ecologist T-Pain
@GeneralThargor8 ай бұрын
That was an exceptionally good film. Thank you for all that.
@10mmstudio8 ай бұрын
t pain ? lol lovely
@erikm97688 ай бұрын
Love your videos and work. Will become a member very soon
@samsei8 ай бұрын
it would be great to have a face that belongs to the voice we are hearing. the best part is knowing who is talking to us i think
@NoirMorter8 ай бұрын
I didn't know oysters are natural filters. That's cool! Looking forward to more in this series.
@RamonaLi-v2f8 ай бұрын
I really like this new series! Can't wait for the next sequels! 😊
@Boykot18 ай бұрын
A planet that sustains itself based on its own ingredients, and we have been using a lot of the ingredients to a degree which they are essentially used up, and now we get to see how big impacts it is having on a lot of things which has a clear domino effect. Better leave things as they be, or try to restore them to what they are supposed to be. Great work :D
@meryemvangelder91778 ай бұрын
Such a great video again and it brings me so much hope and joy to see all the work that you do!!
@joaquimbarbosa8969 ай бұрын
This new series is a brilliant idea!
@robertcabrera62328 ай бұрын
@MossyEarth, perhaps you should look into how they are reintroducing oysters back into the rivers and coastline around New York City with the New York Oyster Project. From the videos I've seen they have been successful in their project to the point that they've secured additional support from city, state and federal governments to greatly expand into a much larger area. They've already exceeded planting 11 million juvenile oysters with a goal of over 100 million over the next few years.
@bonaldisillicoАй бұрын
Bravi. Keep up the good work!
@GenesisTimer9 ай бұрын
Love the idea for this series!
@smoothbrain85198 ай бұрын
Love it, I predict this series to have an outsized effect on educating people on keystone species and their outsized impacts on their habitats !
@sylvan-dreams9 ай бұрын
ooooo a new series!! yes please
@tdu2supersport9 ай бұрын
incredible how much such small creatures matter!
@hendrikp70069 ай бұрын
I'll be enjoying this series a lot!
@Aeyekay09 ай бұрын
Awesome work, keep it up
@abaciuci9 ай бұрын
great video, thank you everyone
@fallencobra51979 ай бұрын
This video format is really good it’s short, informative, and doesn’t insult our intelligence the short length might also help bring in new people given todays attention span
@joaquimbarbosa8968 ай бұрын
The fact that you consistently protect underapreciated species and ecossystems is one of the many things that make you different (and overall better) from many enviromental organisations
@joaquimbarbosa8967 ай бұрын
Spamming to see if the video starts getting more vews again
@policeman11049 ай бұрын
Your work is so important. I’m a proud member!!!
@MossyEarth9 ай бұрын
We really appreciate your support, glad you're enjoying the membership! - Tom
@mikeycbaby8 ай бұрын
Awesome! 👏🏽
@voryndagothDL9 ай бұрын
Insightful as always
@Johan_Steffensen9 ай бұрын
Good work
@CptCh4os9 ай бұрын
Always astounding what massive of an impact a single species can have on entire landscapes
@MossyEarth9 ай бұрын
It's amazing isn't it, and so often we never really appreciate that impact until they're struggling. Hopefully that can change though! - Tom
@Thomas2011019 ай бұрын
Happy to make a humble monthly contribution to projects like these! A proud member.
@fiobri7 ай бұрын
Oyster "farming", but for the good of all! Thank you!
@lawrencechan26938 ай бұрын
I love your work and I can’t wait to see how it pans out! I just hope that we can tackle the poaching issue otherwise this will all be in vain
@timurozkurt52399 ай бұрын
Great work on the production Tom and for helping to raise the profile of this industrious species!
@Cornflower206 ай бұрын
Amazing video!
@bocs727 ай бұрын
Hi, have you ever looked at Lough Neagh Northern Ireland. Oysters being blamed for 'over' cleaning the water !!!
@4kpliter7919 ай бұрын
SO HUGE THANK YOU FOR THE INFO ,KEEP SPREADING THIS !!
@pincermovement728 ай бұрын
Wished you had mentioned the likely time needed to make it viable ?
@jammybizzle6668 ай бұрын
nice shot of a longlegged spider crab on this film, quite rare i think? needs good quality water as well
@patrickroche69239 ай бұрын
keep up the good work 🕺
@corrugatedmetal65989 ай бұрын
i love this idea to highlight the keystone species of your projects! it's a wonderful way to bring attention to the interconnectedness of ecosystems, and it shows how even a small change can have a large impact. keep up the great work!
@em9459 ай бұрын
Inspiring work. Thank you, Mossy Earth. Mother Nature is so fascinating and clever. Wouldn't it be fascinating and clever if the general population human species started realising this and helping out. I do hope so.
@DuartedeZ9 ай бұрын
Great video Tom! Excited for this series!
@MossyEarth9 ай бұрын
Thank you Duarte, excited to make more! - Tom
@PaulWinters3289 ай бұрын
That oyster experiment video always makes me laugh lol like 'look how much the oysters filter this water compared to the water with no filter at all' 😂
@MossyEarth9 ай бұрын
😂 Every experiment needs its control group I guess! That water could clean itself, you never know... - Tom
@PaulWinters3289 ай бұрын
@@MossyEarth I guess so! 😅
@__.cf.__darkn_ess5173Ай бұрын
Fun fact: Oysters are an excellent remediator for nitrogen eutrophication areas
@airkid61609 ай бұрын
Really cool that you're making this series. I visited an oyster nursery in Philadelphia last autumn, and they talked about how when they taught kids about oysters, it made them more excited about water quality. I imagine this video will have a similar effect on many people
@Littleprettyl1ve3 ай бұрын
Love you allll
@crazyadventurer7589 ай бұрын
Is there something like this that would work in rivers?
@akhasshativeritsol19509 ай бұрын
Huh that's an interesting addition at the end, giving a sneak peak of future videos. Mossy Earth is doing REAL work with their projects, but that transparent approach does sometimes leave us with videos that end with projects only just getting started, which can leave the audience craving more info, so getting a glimpse of the next video to come is a good way to assuage that angst...
@adamt55878 ай бұрын
Interesting stuff, first time I am hearing about keystone species. Looking forward to the episode about Ecuador
@saram81029 ай бұрын
I've been a member for the past 10 months, and I love that I get to help support a wide variety of projects, including ones for species like this that have not received as much attention or funding in the past!
@_aullik9 ай бұрын
If this is a series about Keystone Species, how about putting that into the title?
@LeaveCurious9 ай бұрын
Nice video! Oysters are such underrated heros!
@philiptaylor79029 ай бұрын
“Scots Garlick”, nice one, didn’t fall for the “Gaylick” trap.
@acquisitium9 ай бұрын
as usual fantastic. I showed it also to my kids whole love this channel
@dragoonzen9 ай бұрын
excellent video!
@at761036 ай бұрын
Are the Florida intercoastal waterways a place were oysters could also be reintegrated?
@marinawahl67279 ай бұрын
i love to be a member of your actions ❤
@user-gw2zn9qk7g9 ай бұрын
There's a great many comments about how great this content is, and let me say, I agree fully ! I find this format to be a great idea, and the central theme of keystone species is a truly captivating one. Now however, if I might be a little nitpicky, I'd say this : I would've loved there to he some more detail on how the keytsone species impacts the habitat, maybe with some specific examples for illustration ! (For example : water is clearer, so X plant grows better and bigger, so Y fish and Z crustaceans thrive, so A, B and C predators have a more stable source of food). Anyways, hope you guys consider the idea, and keep up the dope work
@joaquimbarbosa8967 ай бұрын
Oysters really are impressive
@andrewgibbons3399 ай бұрын
Mossy Earth Video's are always the best.
@dfgdfg_9 ай бұрын
Kelp kelp kelp. Fun word to say
@julianescobar23959 ай бұрын
I love this channel
@carlamargeisch93009 ай бұрын
This is such a good idea for a new video series! Looking forward to the next installments and keep up the good work!
@MossyEarth9 ай бұрын
I'm glad you think so! We'll sprinkle these videos in between our usual uploads, I'm excited to make more! - Tom
@Dryocopus_martius8 ай бұрын
Animals are pretty cool!
@ivanclark22759 ай бұрын
When oysters filter-feed, do they create their own current somehow to suck in water, or do they just filter the water that naturally passes over them?
@Symbiontey9 ай бұрын
Love this series already! Very good way to inform the public about your work. The approach of rewilding reaches further impact than solely planting trees!
@ShanShan-kw9hi9 ай бұрын
What is this project going to look like though? Oyster shell cages? When is the project going to be implemented?
@lucusfrancislagreca-liparota4 ай бұрын
I find it terribly sad that you have to keep the oyster reefs' locations secret to avoid poaching. Please keep up the great work!
@Geezman19779 ай бұрын
Amazing examplifications of Keystone species. Simple enough for casual watchers yet detailed for one to understand, it is not about the size, rather, their roles in an ecosystem.
@sandraleung72189 ай бұрын
It's great that you guys are experimenting with different video formats & styles, and I'd assume it's from a new team member? Keep up the good work! The world is your oyster 🦪 love from Hong Kong xx
@MossyEarth9 ай бұрын
I've actually been here for over 2 years now, but yeah we thought we'd experiment a bit! Glad you're enjoying it, we appreciate the support! - Tom
@Mr.Patrick_Hung8 ай бұрын
@@MossyEarth Will you do some restoration work in Hong Kong. I would donate to that!
@borosen80159 ай бұрын
Great video! I'd love to see more, and even more detailed ones, explaining some of the fundamentals of ecology and what you do.
@MossyEarth9 ай бұрын
We'll keep it in mind! For now you might enjoy the project podcasts over on our second channel, Mossy Earth Field Notes. The biologists go into loads more detail in those! - Tom
@borosen80159 ай бұрын
Oh, I'd completely forgotten about that channel. Thanks. And thanks for all the good things you do
@LovroRavbar9 ай бұрын
Great job!❤
@r1n4882 ай бұрын
I like to think oysters transcend national barriers
@NorthToSouthChannel9 ай бұрын
Wow. I had NO idea how important oysters were and didn't know about oyster reefs. Thank you for the work you do. ❤
@spiffy12099 ай бұрын
dont give up you guys got this!
@MossyEarth9 ай бұрын
Thank you, we appreciate the support! - Tom
@anniehill99099 ай бұрын
Words are important, and the fact that people talk about 'harvesting' oysters (and other wildlife) doesn't help. You cannot, logically, harvest something unless you have first grown it. The word has been deliberately taken and used out of context by the fishing industry, the whaling industry, loggers and many other exploitative businesses, to sanitise their actions. We gather oysters, we hunt fish, but we don't harvest anything unless we first plant or breed it. Misusing the word, means that people are far less likely to consider that what they are doing is in fact destructive. It would be glorious to think that we can restore the oyster beds that we have destroyed. If only more people would eat more plants and fewer animals, what a gift that would be to our struggling wildlife.
@krjztjano73238 ай бұрын
love it❤
@dummyaccount.k9 ай бұрын
Hello, i have a request. I would like to hear more about the burocratic hurdles youre facing with these projects. Can you make a video about that? Thanks!
@benmcreynolds85819 ай бұрын
This work is so crucial that I don't understand how nations aren't funding this work themselves! It shouldn't take a independently funded group to save our ecosystems and help our habitats flourish. Which helps everything else flourish. It's amazing what you guys do. I just wish countries actually supported you and what you do and I wish I could help do this kind of work here around Oregon.
@_vallee_51909 ай бұрын
Another benefit of oysters it that they stop pollution runoff reaching farms because polluted and dirty water inevitably reaches plant life which can cause disease.
@MossyEarth9 ай бұрын
They do so much to keep the ocean clean! Pretty impressive for something that can fit in the palm of your hand - Tom
@matthewdavies58759 ай бұрын
A fascinating episode! Oysters should be deemed superheroes.
@MossyEarth9 ай бұрын
Thanks Matt! They're definitely superheroes in my eyes, they have such a massive impact for a creature that can fit in your hand - Tom
@owenschulz95049 ай бұрын
I would love to see a similar project in the Chesapeake bay- early European explorers in early America wrote about mountains of oysters towering out of the water and being able to see more than 100 feet down through the water but nowadays there is barely 1 foot of visibility in a lot of the bay
@rottingsun5 ай бұрын
Wow- as an American, I had absolutely no idea. That really speaks to the level of environmental degradation that's happened... Would also love to see them do some work over here in the states- literally anywhere they are needed!
@Matty002Ай бұрын
@@rottingsunlook up oyster restoration projects. theres actually lots of them going on in different states of america. its crazy to learn how much different things were, even under water, even a century ago
@sibit18 ай бұрын
thanks t pain i love your music
@mcchewbaca21586 ай бұрын
nice project
@eirikmoltu5538 ай бұрын
Right choice. With Purple, always chose live versions. Preferably several different of the same song 😁
@laurelcaldwell78049 ай бұрын
So interesting!
@zzernathezebra9 ай бұрын
I actually find it interesting that you mentioned oysters. As I was at a nature symposium a couple of weeks ago and one of the people who presented, was giving a talk about the endangered freshwater oysters in the lower part of the state I live in. Which I hadn't even known about that we had endangered freshwater oysters. So hearing him talk about them and the different places where they looked for them (including overflow and agricultural ditches) was really interesting. Now I have yet another oyster to learn even more about :)
@JonZiegler69 ай бұрын
Check out the billion oyster project in NYC, they do a lot of good things
@R.E.A.L.I.T.Y8 ай бұрын
National oyster restoration budget should be £500m
@johnkeviljr96259 ай бұрын
Seems like Scotland is really messed up. Oysters, Forests, Streams, etc. Glad you guys are on it.