Crassostrea belcheri
The slipper oyster of Southeast Asia — a large, flat-bottomed estuarine species farmed in the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, eaten in every preparation from raw to grilled, virtually unknown in Western oyster writing.
From the Plate to the Pillar: Oyster Shells as Building Material
The shell you leave on the plate is mostly calcium carbonate — the same mineral at the heart of cement and concrete. Researchers are turning millions of tonnes of aquaculture waste into construction material and a tool for capturing carbon.
Clean Energy, Contaminated Oysters
Farming oysters between offshore wind turbines was hailed as a model of ocean sustainability. Then researchers found out what the turbines were leaching into the water.
The Sterile Oyster in the Room
Triploid oysters — sterile by design — now make up a significant share of commercial supply. Most menus don't mention them. The flavor science is more complex than the marketing suggests.
Oysters and Coastal Ecosystems
Oysters filter, build, and stabilize. A single acre of reef can process more than 24 million gallons of water a day — and that is the least of what it does.