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Oyster Recipes

A collection of seafood recipes featuring oysters.
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Pacific Oyster

Pacific oysters, originally from Japan, are a popular seafood and West Coast aquaculture shellfish species. Learn more about Pacific oysters.
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Celebrating Oysters During Oyster Week

It's Oyster Week 2024! We're celebrating by honoring one of our favorite shellfish all week with special features.
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Interview with a Habitat: Oyster Reef

Oysters are terrific multitaskers. We recently sat down with an oyster on a restored oyster reef in the Chesapeake Bay to learn about its many roles.
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The Fantastic Oyster

Research investigating the impact of water quality and environmental variability, specifically pH, on Eastern oysters.
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Oyster Bar 101

With oyster aquaculture production on the rise in many regions of the United States, more and more people are finding themselves at oyster bars. Also known as a raw bar, these establishments offer guests a variety of different types of oysters as well as
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DJ’s Oyster Company, Growing a new Kind of Oyster in Texas

This Tide-to-Table Profile features David Aparicio, an oyster farmer demonstrating resilience in Palacios, Texas.
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Eastern Oyster

U.S. farmed Eastern oysters are a smart seafood choice because they are sustainably grown and harvested under U.S. state and federal regulations.
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Infographic: Value of Chesapeake Bay Oyster Habitat

Oyster reefs are vital to a healthy Chesapeake Bay. Oysters help clean the water and provide important habitat for other species. NOAA and partners are committed to restoring oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Tide to Table Profile: Swell Oyster Co.

Swell Oyster Co. grows oysters, bay scallops, and clams in the working waterfront town of Hampton Harbor, New Hampshire.
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Infographic: Value of Oyster Habitat

Oysters live in salty or brackish waters on all U.S. coasts and help clean the water. The reefs they form provide habitat for fish and other species. NOAA and partners are working to restore oyster reefs—and their important ecosystem services.
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Tide to Table Profiles: Madhouse Oysters

Madhouse Oysters is a shellfish farm located in Hooper's Island, Maryland.

Eighteen Barges, for 18 Acres … of Louisiana Oysters

A new reef taking shape in Lake Calcasieu offers new habitat for oysters and fish, and commercial and recreational harvesting for oyster lovers.
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Oyster Aquaculture Nutrient Removal Calculator

This calculator estimates the amount of nitrogen oyster farms remove from the water. Nutrient removal is a key environmental benefit of oysters. The calculator produces a report that can be included in a permit application.
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Sustainable Pacific Oyster Farming

Pacific oysters are a smart seafood choice because they are sustainably grown and harvested under state and federal regulations.
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