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_The Evening Post_, 7 March 1925:
THE OYSTER SEASON
FIRST CATCH LANDED
HOW THE TRAWLERS WORK
An excellent haul of “the first #oysters of the season” was made by the #Bluff #trawling fleet on Tuesday last, a total of four small steamers being engaged in the task, and returning to port laden with luscious bivalves.
The fleet made for the main oyster beds between Dog Island and the island of Ruapuke. These beds are always tried out at the first of the season, for they lie in shallow water … and it has been found that the shallow water oysters are the best, being hard-shalled [sic], large, and plump. The sea-floor of Foveaux Strait is covered from the western to the eastern extremity with huge oyster beds.…
The beds having been reached after 1½ hours steaming, the crew of five men on each boat commenced the serious work of the day. The boats began to steam slowly up against the tide at four knots per hour, and the dredging gear was got ready. There are two dredges on each boat—one forward arid one aft. They are worked both on the same side of the boat, and are slung over the side on half-inch wire rope running through derricks attached to the fore and mizzen masts.…
[A detailed description follows]
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19211217.2.79.20
#OnThisDay #OTD #PapersPast #Fishing #Southland #FoveauxStrait #NewZealand
Could oyster blood help fight superbugs?
From @PopularScience: "A protein found in the blood (or hemolymph) of the Sydney rock oyster appears to kill bacteria, while also increasing the effectiveness of some of the antibiotics."
With #oyster leases along Australia's east coast under threat from the deadly QX disease there's some good news. Scientists have discovered new species of oysters that thrive in warmer waters and could be resistant to QX. They also have the potential to revitalize coastal communities with sustainable aquaculture. #queensland #oysters
Can walls of #oysters protect shores against #hurricanes? #DARPA wants to know.
#Tyndall Airforce base will test a new way to protect shorelines from intensified waves and storm surges: a 50m array, made up of three chevron-shaped structures each weighing about 46,000lbs, can take 70% of the oomph out of waves, according to tests. But this isn’t your grandaddy’s #seawall. It’s specifically designed to be colonized by oysters, some of nature’s most effective wave-killers.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/can-walls-of-oysters-protect-shores-against-hurricanes-darpa-wants-to-know/
During my trip to Prince Edward Island last week I learned that some restaurants don't sever the adductor muscles on oysters. Apparently they want customers to be confident that the oysters are actually from that shell. Not sure how widespread that practice is, but one person said it was a "French thing." #oysters #bivalve #mollusk #food #restaurant #pei #PrinceEdwardIsland
3-Oct-2024
Oyster reefs once thrived along Europe’s coasts – now they’re gone
#Oysters once formed extensive reefs along much of Europe's coastline – but these complex ecosystems were destroyed over a century ago, new research shows.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1059883 #science #ecology #environment #MarineBiology
“It’s hard to imagine the scale of the reefs that were lost,” says Dominic McAfee, a marine ecologist at Australia’s University of Adelaide.
Worse still, McAfee adds that “with the loss of those reefs, there was social amnesia that they ever existed. Very quickly, people forgot about them.”
#rewilding #australia #oceans #oysters #restoration
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/the-australian-oyster-reef-revival/
In preparation for trip to Prince Edward Island, I'm dutifully reading Anne of Green Gables. Kind of a slog so far (I'm more a sci-fan). Somebody also gave me some great articles on oyster parasites, so that should be fun. Then need to find something on the island's geology. Will probably end up purchasing "Island at the Centre of the World: The Geological Heritage of Prince Edward Island." #PrinceEdwardIsland #PEI #geology #oysters #travel
Half a million native European flat oysters will be introduced to the Humber estuary.
If the method works in the Humber, it is hoped it can be expanded to other sites, creating a network of oyster reefs that will join together.
One adult oyster can filter 200 litres of water in a day. Just one hectare of oyster reef supports three tonnes of other marine life every year.
#Oysters #HumberEstuary #WilderYorkshire #Biodiversity #MarineLife #OysterReefs
"Shells to Sweaters: Sustainable ‘Sea Wool’ Earns Millions for Taiwan Business Spinning Oyster Shells into Yarn"
#Textures galore, at low tide times, on biodiverse, rocky beaches.
Out for some #oysters and Prosecco. Had a good tray of them, and all three of these variants were very good. The Eel Lake NS were probably the nicest. Pretty great.
Ended the weekend with friends and family. A bushel of steamed #crabs from a local crabber (caught that morning). #oysters from a local friend’s #oysterfarm
And local #wine
#buylocal #easternshore #Chesapeakebay
1. Enjoying #vacation on #CapeCod Great weather, great seafood, it's our #happyplace
2. #Oysters and #Beer for lunch at #BookstoreRestaurant in #Wellfleet
3. Enjoyed #GoldenHour at a nearly deserted #BallstonBeach in #Truro watching the moon rise over the calm, iridescent sea.
Bonus:
Our daughter is Engaged! Her boyfriend proposed on the beach last night and we met them for lunch today. So proud and happy for them. They are a great couple and have a nice future ahead.
No long run this weekend but I did get to eat several oysters at Heart's Desire Beach, which rates as a top notch activity. Ran a little on the trails near there and today a simple West County ramble. Next weekend it will have to be a bruiser.
Oh I did take a picture today, flowers blooming by Manzana on the West County Trail
How we love company and the shared enjoyment of food, Sam.
And I love the way you place the "both" after the first of the two people you meet. "Sir Wms. both and Mr Castle" has a magic of commonality that "both Sir Wms. and Mr Castle" never can achieve. You are a true stylist, Sam.