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Officials are installing a pioneering artificial reef with native oysters
A pioneering native oyster reef is being installed in the Mar Menor, an urgent bid to save a collapsing ecosystem.
www.earth.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Some time home to Spike Milligan, and my grandparents.

And oysters.
Brisbane Water Oyster Festival draws bumper crowd to Woy Woy
Perfect weather and a bumper harvest enticed thousands to Lions Park, Woy Woy on Sunday, November 9, for the annual Brisbane Water Oyster Festival, one of
coastcommunitynews.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Oysters are often canaries.
The oyster farmers battling climate change in Fiji’s troubled seas
As fishing traditions are threatened by storms and poachers, pearl oyster farms offer a lifeline to coastal communities.
www.aljazeera.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Describing Ostend oysters: "small and rich, looking like little ears enfolded in shells, and melting between the palate and the tongue like salted sweets”.

Guy de Maupassant

Bel-Ami
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Oyster Festival celebrates 25 years - Central Coast News
The Brisbane Water Oyster Festival celebrates its 25th year this Sunday, November 9, at Lions Park Woy Woy. “It will be an event to celebrate the many
coastcommunitynews.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Royal Navy captures footage of thriving oyster reef in the Solent - Oceanographic
Royal Navy and Blue Marine Foundation capture footage of a thriving native oyster reef in the River Hamble - a success for Solent restoration.
oceanographicmagazine.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Never Never’s Oyster Palooza Returns to McLaren Vale for a Third Year
This pearler of an event includes oysters by the dozen, exclusive coastal cocktails and Never Never’s take on the shoey – a “shelly”.
www.broadsheet.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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For the love of oysters and life.
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Oyster farmers blockade trucks carrying oysters from algal bloom waters
Oyster farmers have formed a blockade at Haslam in South Australia to prevent oysters from an area affected by the algal bloom being put in the waters around Streaky Bay.
www.abc.net.au
October 30, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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Selective breeding boosts oyster resilience to ocean acidification via energy budget modulation
Natural pH variability in coastal-estuarine systems exacerbates OAX events through frequent pCO2 spikes, posing severe threats to bivalves and ecosyst…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Falmouth Oyster Festival back to celebrate industry
Organisers say the festival celebrates a "unique and wonderful" industry.
www.bbc.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Ten Thousand Native Oysters to be Reintroduced into Solent Harbours
This winter, Hampshire-based charity the Final Straw Foundation (FSF) will be installing 10,000 native oysters in marinas across the Solent to study their effects on water quality and help repopulate ...
www.sail-world.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Flipping the oyster farming script
From co-designing with farmers, to battle-testing at sea, to building for the next frontier, Seapa says it is trying to redefine what’s possible for oyster growers worldwide.
thefishsite.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Huzzah!
Victorians could soon enjoy homegrown Sydney rock oysters
Victoria could have its own Sydney rock oyster industry after a trial in the state's east yielded positive results.
www.abc.net.au
October 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Oyster reef restoration raises hope for north Queensland marine health
Scientists and traditional owners restore oyster reefs once common in Far North Queensland waters.
www.abc.net.au
September 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Oysters might offer a way to remove more carbon from the ocean while providing a sustainable food source
Many researchers are looking toward aquaculture as a way to reduce carbon, while also producing food. Yet, in some cases, it is unclear whether these methods offer a way to reduce carbon or if they're...
phys.org
September 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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In pictures: Chefs join Stranraer's oyster celebrations
Shellfish fans headed to Stranraer at the weekend as it staged its annual festival.
www.bbc.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Photos show Ghana's female oyster farmers sustaining a generational practice
In Ghana's coastal mangroves, women are making efforts to sustain oyster farming, a key livelihood in coastal mangroves. Hundreds of women in the West African nation were trained in eco-friendly farmi...
ca.news.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Supersized sex-switching oyster invading Australian waters
A problematic oyster species that can grow up to 24 centimetres long is spreading through Queensland, with the potential to invade much of the nation's coastline.
www.abc.net.au
September 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Oyster reef restoration raises hope for north Queensland marine health
Scientists and traditional owners restore oyster reefs once common in Far North Queensland waters.
www.abc.net.au
August 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Sewage Taints Canadian Oysters. Then Americans Eat Them - Inside Climate News
Canada is a major oyster supplier to the U.S. Both diners and oystermen are harmed by inaction on pollution.
insideclimatenews.org
August 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Two new deaths from flesh-eating bacteria linked to eating Louisiana oysters • Louisiana Illuminator
A Louisiana health official reported two more deaths from the flesh-eating vibrio bacteria, part of 14 more infections.
lailluminator.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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UNSW Sydney installs 3D printed marine BioShelters to support oyster growth
Find out how UNSW Sydney's BioShelters use 3D printing technology to create vital habitats for oysters and other marine species.
www.voxelmatters.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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When science meets music: Florida’s oyster decline is being told through jazz
A professor teamed up with student musicians to inspire interest in data about the ‘catastrophic scale’ of the crisis
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The way to win an oyster eating competition is to cancel the oyster eating competition and just enjoy the oysters.
Oyster Week: How to Win an Oyster Eating Competition (Next Time) - Vancouver Magazine
Slurping down 15 oysters in 2 minutes is no shucking joke. Here's how to give it your all at your next oyster eating competition.
www.vanmag.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM