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In the early history of the Pacific Northwest, people satisfied their hunger for shellfish by harvesting naturally occurring oyster beds. It was initially believed that the populations of indigenous oysters were sufficient to supply both tribal and commercial harvest. [ 2 ]
Osterville was originally named Cotacheset, based on the Native American name for the area. Over time it became a center for "oystering" (harvesting wild oysters) and was renamed Oysterville. Later a map misspelled the name as Osterville and the village became so. [citation needed]
Oyster farming is an aquaculture (or mariculture) practice in which oysters are bred and raised mainly for their pearls, shells and inner organ tissue, which is eaten. Oyster farming was practiced by the ancient Romans as early as the 1st century BC on the Italian peninsula [1] [2] and later in Britain for export to Rome. The French oyster ...
[77] [108] Georges River / Botany Bay is one of four estuaries that are considered "as high risk for Pacific Oysters based on the abundance of wild Pacific Oysters from a 2010 statewide survey and extensive industry consultation". [108] By 2010, wild Pacific Oysters were present in all NSW estuaries from Hastings River southward. [109]
Wrightsville Beach-based oyster harvester talks about life in the marsh.
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Oysters today are often seen on high-end restaurant menus and expensive seafood towers, but they come from historically humble beginnings. Moody Harney, the Real Mothershucker, is hoping to change ...
Drakes Bay Oyster Company. Drakes Bay Oyster Company was an oyster farm and restaurant formerly located at the shoreline and in Drakes Estero at 38°04'57.3"N 122°55'55.0"W, a bay within Point Reyes National Seashore, on the West Marin coast of Marin County, in Northern California.