It may look like we"ve led you into a squishy green minefield, but don"t worry, these clustered oysters will only explode with flavor. In honor of Oyster Day, August 5 of each year, we"re getting a glimpse of just one method of oyster mariculture, or farming in open seawater. The briny bivalves may be grown on beds, rods, racks, or—in this case—ropes, but the basic process is simple: Growing surfaces are "seeded" with whole or ground oyster shells before oyster larvae are introduced. The shells attract the larvae, which attach themselves and soon grow into a new layer of mature oysters. Humans have been doing this at least since the days of ancient Rome, but wild-picked oysters have been an important food source to many cultures since prehistory.
Aw shucks, It s Oyster Day
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Belted Galloway cows
-
A silent witness to history
-
St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
-
World Migratory Bird Day
-
The meeting point of the winds
-
Union Square, Manhattan
-
Cumberland Island National Seashore
-
Honoring some real heroes of World War II
-
Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
-
White Sands National Park turns 90
-
Okavango Delta, Botswana
-
Across the great plains of Africa
-
National Roller Coaster Day
-
Nazca boobies, Wolf Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
-
Edinburgh festivals
-
World Children s Day
-
The old guard at Old San Juan
-
Winter Olympics in Beijing
-
A visionary artist paints his own garden view
-
International Geodiversity Day
-
Glacier cave in Iceland
-
The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
-
The eloquence of elephants
-
Stop and see the flowers
-
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
-
Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California
-
Let’s celebrate
-
An aviation celebration
-
Tintern Abbey, Wales
-
Art in the chapel