Pages tagged Environment
Taste & Science
A More Acidic Ocean, a Different Oyster
Acidified upwelling already kills larvae in Pacific Northwest hatcheries. In experiments it also leaves adult oysters with thinner shells and less carbohydrate, and so less body.
Environment & Sustainability
From the Plate to the Pillar: Oyster Shells as Building Material
The shell left on the plate is mostly calcium carbonate, the same mineral at the heart of cement. What shell can and cannot do in concrete, and in the carbon ledger.