Possible Scallop Experiment
The idea that I had for a useful experiment with Atlantic Bay
scallops was basically a symbiotic relationship between these bay scallops and
humans. Recently there has been a decrease of scallops due to the recent drop in shark population. The loss of sharks causes an abundance of their prey such as smaller sharks, skates, and rays. With this new increase in bottom feeders, they Bay scallop population has declined. My Hypothesis for this experiment is that we get a small population of atlantic bay scallops, place them in a somewhat dirty salt water habitat and see if they can filter and clean the water. If this Experiment is successful then there will be an increase in atlantic bay scallop population, and cleaner water for us. The first steps we would need to take would be to make sure that the habitat suits there needs and that there are not too many predators.