Watch Who Killed Crassostrea Virginica: The Fall and Rise of Chesapeake Bay Oysters

Who killed off oysters in Chesapeake Bay? Was this ecological calamity a tragedy of overfishing? A casualty of pollution? An accident of history? A scientific mistake? This documentary re-evaluates these theories in light of recent findings from science labs, from the bottom of the Bay, and from long-forgotten historical archives. It reveals how scientific detective work solved a 40-year mystery.

Who Killed Crassostrea Virginica: The Fall and Rise of Chesapeake Bay Oysters is a 2011 documentary with a runtime of 59 minutes.