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

Inside an oyster, a tiny particle slips in and settles where it does not belong. It might be a parasite, a rough fragment, or ...
WBAL-TV

Oyster shell recycling important for Chesapeake Bay. Here's why

ALL RIGHT. THIS WEEK IS CHESAPEAKE OYSTER WEEK. AND JOINING US TODAY IS ALISON ALBERT GUERCIO. I GOT IT RIGHT. RIGHT. YEAH. FROM THE OYSTER RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT. 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 ...
Post and Courier

What does the Lowcountry Oyster Festival do with 50K pounds of shells? Meet the SCORE team

February in the Lowcountry means slurping down oysters. In Mount Pleasant, some 8,000 people will flock to Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens to consume about 50,000 pounds of the filter-feeding ...
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 ...