Raw Oysters? Now A No No

Those days of having a snack of raw oysters at the beach are pretty much gone.  You should also think carefully about consuming raw shellfish at your favorite eatery.The soft bodies of these filter feeders...

Solar electric powered oyster reefs on test NY, coral reef repair too ?

First steps of Terra-engineering  water quality Solar powered low voltage elctrolyser changes chemical sea water quality. On one electric pole limestone is buliding up, the oysters can survive here. Ten...

Galveston seafood industry impacted by Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ike has severely hurt the Gulf seafood industry.   I didn’t know this, but 60% of the oysters sold in the Eastern part of the US come from Texas and Louisiana.  The hurricane destroyed...

MicrobeWorld Video Episode 9 - Save the Oysters (Part 1)

Do you like oysters? Then join MicrobeWorld for a tour of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory just outside of Cambridge, Md., on the Chesapeake Bay. In this video,...

Save the Oysters - Introducing Non-natives in the Chesapeake Bay

Since the introduction of MSX and Dermo in the 1950’s, two infectious diseases that played a large role in the decline the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population, several oyster hatcheries along the Eastern...

Shuck it yourself : Picnic at Hog Island Oyster Farm

Maybe you just need a change of scenery to feel refreshed and rejuvenated.  It might not be too late to book your picnic table for late next week at the Hog Island Oyster Farm in Tomales Bay, 40 miles Northwest of San Francisco. Call them for a Picnic Reservation....

By the Book Guide to Oyster Eating...In North America...A Geography of Oysters

Since living in the US, my oyster intake has diminished. Maybe it is because less people around me share a taste for it. If you are oyster lovers I suggest you grab a copy of the just published "A Geography of Oysters". The title is a mouthful but do not let that...

Is there a Best Time to Eat Oysters?

Even though we have almost forgotten that seasons do exist as we get food from the world over, some things like oysters still have a peak season, months when the flavor is there!

Calif. biologists find invasive oysters (AP)

" FREMONT, Calif. - Biologists have discovered giant invasive oysters that could threaten efforts to restore native oyster species in San Francisco Bay. Government staffers and volunteers removed 256 of the exotic mollusks last week after searching the mudflats between the...

Clams added to Pacific Northwest shellfish warning (Reuters)

" WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials added a warning about clams on Friday to their caution against eating raw oysters from the Pacific Northwest following more reports of stomach sickness caused by bacteria from the shellfish. Seventy-two illnesses linked to...

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