Even their shells are useful, both in and out of the water. They're used to help start a new reef, or make a home for another ...

To overcome this, the oyster farmers have a 10-day period in which to lay crushed shells on the sea floor when they believe the oysters are spawning. This provides the hard surface and also the ...

Slug down the actual oyster (“my tongue was a filling estuary, my palate hung with starlight”) and the shell itself has many uses. Mostly calcium carbonate, they can be crushed and ground for ...