Diners' discarded shells help establish new oyster colonies
3 years, 6 months ago

Diners' discarded shells help establish new oyster colonies

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Call it the seafood circle of life: Shells discarded by diners are being collected, cleaned and dumped into waterways around the country and the world, where they form the basis of new oyster colonies. The clam, oyster and other shells form the basis of new or expanded oyster colonies when free-floating baby oysters, known as spat, attach to the shells and begin to grow on them. In Texas the Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University has collected 1.75 million pounds of shells and restored 25 acres of oyster reefs since 2009. New York's Billion Oyster Project has collected 1.6 million pounds of shells from 75 restaurants, and planted 13 oyster reefs across New York Harbor since 2015.

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Oysters as large as cheese plates: How New Yorkers are reclaiming their harbour's heritage
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Oysters as large as cheese plates: How New Yorkers are reclaiming their harbour's heritage

BBC  

Oysters as large as cheese plates: How New Yorkers are reclaiming their harbour's heritage Serenity Strull/ BBC Over the course of 10 years, the Billion Oyster Project, one of New York's most ambitious rewilding initiatives, has planted 150 million larvae in its harbour. But over the past 10 years, one of New York's most ambitious rewilding projects has sought to …

Hard-luck Mississippi Gulf Coast will have its first oyster season since 2018
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Hard-luck Mississippi Gulf Coast will have its first oyster season since 2018

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Mississippi Gulf Coast, battered …

$5m worth of oysters wiped out after fresh rainwater overwhelms their Texas home
6 months, 4 weeks ago

$5m worth of oysters wiped out after fresh rainwater overwhelms their Texas home

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s deadly to oysters when you get that …

Restaurants recycle oyster shells to help the environment
3 years, 6 months ago

Restaurants recycle oyster shells to help the environment

Live Mint  

Call it the seafood circle of life: Shells discarded by diners are being collected, cleaned and dumped into waterways around the country and the world, where they form the basis of new oyster colonies. The clam, oyster and other shells form the basis of new or expanded oyster colonies when free-floating baby oysters, known as spat, attach to the shells …

How Discarded Oyster Shells are Helping Rebuild Ecosystem off Texas Coast
4 years ago

How Discarded Oyster Shells are Helping Rebuild Ecosystem off Texas Coast

News 18  

On the terrace of a seafood restaurant in Houston, Texas’s largest city, a few ladies are enjoying a local oyster dish: the breaded mollusks are slathered in mayonnaise and served in a sandwich. The cans are full of not just oyster shells but also water, discarded oyster forks and squeezed lemons. But due to Covid there’s not quite as much …

Restaurant shells out to celebrate oyster season
5 years ago

Restaurant shells out to celebrate oyster season

China Daily  

At 6 o'clock in the morning, a fishing boat sets sail from the seashore in Jiangkou county, Putian city, Fujian province. Over the course of an afternoon, a single one of these industrious women can shuck hundreds of kilograms of oysters that are then put into small barrels and sent across China to the branches of Putien restaurant, some of …

Restaurant shells out to celebrate oyster season
5 years ago

Restaurant shells out to celebrate oyster season

China Daily  

At 6 o'clock in the morning, a fishing boat sets sail from the seashore in Jiangkou county, Putian city, Fujian province. Over the course of an afternoon, a single one of these industrious women can shuck hundreds of kilograms of oysters that are then put into small barrels and sent across China to the branches of Putien restaurant, some of …

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