The original FDA approved map of the Duxbury Bay oyster growing area showed all of Duxbury Bay as conditionally approved. The Duxbury Bay...

With high winds predicted for the weekend, oyster farmers across the bay discussed whether or not to move their floats into the protected...

The Duxbury Oyster Company has seed delivered from a hatchery at the end of May/early June each year. The hatchery is a hot and moist...

Each oyster company on Duxbury Bay has a float, basically a garden shed on a floating dock. Inside the Duxbury Oyster Company's float...

Vibrio is a disease that occurs naturally in costal waters where oysters grow. It is also one of the illnesses people can get from eating...

Throughout my first week and a half, we focused on clearing the section of the grant where the seed had been dumped about 2 years ago....

Culling involves sorting the oysters into six piles: "threes", "cocktails", "uglies", "throw backs", holding cars, and shells/seaweed....

In addition to raking during drainer tides (extremely low tides when the beds are completely exposed), another method for collecting...

Today I experienced packaging and delivering an order of oysters. The sellable oysters are stored in the freezer between 40 and 45...

My alarm went off at 6:00AM. I got up just like I do on an ordinary school day except when I opened my closet, I had to pause. This was...