Oyster Farming Martha’s Vineyard At the beginning, this is what the oyster looks like as a newborn

sashadigiulian Oyster Farming At the beginning, this is what the oyster looks like as a newborn Martha’s Vineyard Made with Steller

sashadigiulian Martha's Vineyard Baby Oyster Made with Steller

sashadigiulian Martha's Vineyard After 3 years, the oysters are retrieved from the ocean Made with Steller

sashadigiulian This is the size of a 3-Year old oyster; ready to take to market for consumption Made with Steller

sashadigiulian Oysters are efficient filter feeders that help remove excess nitrogen from waters Made with Steller

sashadigiulian Adult oysters reportedly can filter up to 50 gallons a day Made with Steller

sashadigiulian The ideal “look” of an oyster is a smooth tear-drop appearance; so we scrape off the rough edges Made with Steller

sashadigiulian Learning to shuck an oyster... Made with Steller

sashadigiulian ...is a bit tougher than I thought, and the consequences are a knife stab; be careful! Made with Steller

sashadigiulian You use a specific oyster- shucking knife... Made with Steller

sashadigiulian Ripe for eating! Just make sure to release the connectivity to the shell so all of the meat slides off! Made with Steller

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