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efficiency and reduce risk from all hazards. Improving
safety and reducing uncertainty could stimulate production
and grow the market share of oysters and other bivalve
mollusks, arguably the greenest and most sustainable
animal source of protein in the food supply.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I thank the many colleagues and collaborators who have
contributed, and continue to contribute to this article.
I appreciate the assistance of Dorothy Jean McCoubrey
in reviewing this manuscript.

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