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The Unexpected Seafood Delicacy George Washington Loved To Snack On

Some food items are so strange or rare, they're best left in the past. This unusual seafood snack was one of George ...

How oysters turn a tiny irritant into a pearl: What really goes on inside the shell

Pearls begin as irritants within oysters, which respond by slowly covering the foreign object with layers of nacre. This ...
Time

One Oyster at a Time, Restaurants Are Protecting NYC from Climate Change

Signs of New York City’s oyster heyday are hidden across Lower Manhattan. Pearl Street in the Financial District, takes its name from the valuable stone-like objects sometimes found inside oysters and ...
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When only the strong shells survive: Archaeology's fresh approach to turn oyster shells into tools of conservation

We've feasted on them, built economies around them and in some places nearly erased them from our coasts. Today, 85% of the world's oyster reefs are gone. Many fisheries are collapsing, and those in ...
The Baltimore Sun

National Oyster Day: Restaurant demand inspires shell recycling. Here’s how it works.

For years, Maryland has participated in celebrating National Oyster Day on Aug. 5. Although many gastronomists still encourage oyster consumption in months that end in “R,” this rule has become more ...
The New York Times

Shell Recyclers in Connecticut Are Helping Oysters Find Homes

A small team is rescuing a “ridiculous amount” of shells from restaurant trash bins and using them to rebuild oyster habitat in Long Island Sound. Credit... Supported by By Kate Selig Photographs and ...
Charleston City Paper

Oyster shell recycling is key to preserving living shorelines

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Oyster shells recycled through the SCORE program go directly back into sustaining local living ...