Jun 28, 2023
Oysters are delicious and nutritious. They are also a keystone
species and an ecosystem engineer, which means that they provide
habitat for all kinds of other species, and they filter and clean
the water around them, cycle nutrients, and even remove pollutants.
Native to many parts of the world, Atlantic oysters are a species
found from Louisiana to Maine.
Rick Karney is a shellfish biologist and Director
Emeritus of Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group.
Alex Friedman is owner of Snows Point oyster
farm.