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aquaplot
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Rethinking Bostons Oyster Culture
aquaplot
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Use a clean kitchentowel to protect your
hand from the shell and
the knife. Hold the
oyster- cup side down-
in your palm with the
hinge toward you. Hold
the knife in your
dominant hand.
Insert the shucking knifeinto the hinge of the
oyster. Once inserted 1/2,
twist the knife to pop the
top shell. Follow the top
shell contour with your
knife. Continue to cut
through the adductor
muscle and remove the
top shell.
Rinse your oysters incold water and scrub
them.
Guide the knife under theoyster from the top to
cut the adductor muscle
Slice the muscle while
keeping the oyster intact
Keep the oyster intac
and preserve as much
oyster liquor as possible
Serve on ice.
STEP 01 STEP 02 STEP 03 STEP 04
How to Shuck an Oyster
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Pick the oyster up,keeping it flat so as not
to spill the juices. Hold it
so that the smooth
edge of the shell is
facing towards you.
Drizzle a little lemon,tabasco, cocktail sauce,
or mignonette if you
desire.
Use a cocktail fork, finger,or toothpick to nudge
the oyster loose from its
shell before slurping.
Tip the shell up and lethe oyster and its juices
slide into your mouth
Chew the meat a few
times to release its
sweetness; dont jus
swallow the whole thing
STEP 01 STEP 02 STEP 03 STEP 04
How to Eat an Oyster
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a. hinge
b. digestive gland
c. intestine
d. stomach
e. heart
f. gills
g. tentaclesh. mantle
i. anus
j. adductor muscle
The Oyster: Crassostrea virginica
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Oysters in Boston: A Local Legacy
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Oysters in Boston: Contemporary Culture
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4.1 million poundsof oysters were harvested in Massachusetts last year
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OYSTER-
PONDS
TOMAHAWK
ISLAND
CREEK
CUTTYHUNK
MOONSTONE
SHELTER
ISLANDMARTHAS
VINEYARD
COTUIT
WIANNO
WELLFLEET
PLYMOUTH
ROCK
NARAGAN-
SETT
UMAMI
QUONSET
POINT
WHALE
ROCK
WATCH
HILL
MECOX
BAY
WILLOWS
HOLE
PIPES
COVE
ROBINS
ISLAND
by261 growersin 22 communities
4.1 million poundsof oysters were harvested in Massachusetts last year
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Over40 restaurantsin the City of Boston serve oysters.
28 Degrees
49 Social
Atlantic Fish
B&G Oysters (MOP)
Barking Crab
Barlows Restaurant
Boston Chops
Canary Square
Chart House
Citizen Public House & Oyster BarEastern Standard Kitchen & Drinks
Gaslight Brasserie Du Coin
Grill 23
Island Creek Oyster Bar
Jasper Whites Summer Shack
Langham Hotel (MOP)
Legal Harborside
Les ZygomatesMare Oyster Bar
Marliave
McCormick & Schmicks Faneuil Hall
McCormick & Schmicks
Myers + Chang
Neptune Oyster
No-Name Restaruant
North End Fish Market (MOP)Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel (MOP)
Salty Dog Seafood Grille & Bar
Sel De La Terre - Long Wharf
Skipjacks
Smith & Wollensky
The Daily Catch North End
The Lansdowne
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
Turner FIsheries Bar
Union Oyster House
Yankee Lobster
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Isthiswhat you associate with Boston oysters?
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Theresanother sideto this picture . . .
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Each restaurant generates20 poundsof oyster shell per day.
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Each restaurant generates20 poundsof oyster shell per day.Thats one5 gallon bucketevery day.
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Each restaurant generates20 poundsof oyster shell per day.
Together, this totals about 300,000 poundsof oyster shell per year.
Thats one5 gallon bucketevery day.
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[Thats 15,000 bucketsevery year.]
Together, this totals about 300,000 poundsof oyster shell per year.
Thats one5 gallon bucketevery day.Each restaurant generates20 poundsof oyster shell per day.
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Thats300,000 poundsof oyster shell going into landfills
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Farm
Restaurant
Trash
Landfill
Bostons current systemlooks like this:
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Farm
Restaurant
Trash
Landfill
A broken cycle . . .
A missed opportunity
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How can these shells be used productively?
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BEN KOOPMAN
University of Florida
September 27
BLAKE PEARCE
Carolina Supplies LLC
September 30
CHAN-WON LEE
Eutrophication Study
September 30
EMILY DRISCOLL
Documentary Director
October 4
BOSTON CHOPS
Restaurant
September 23
SAVE THAT STUFF
Shell Storage
September 24
MYCO SUPPLY
Shell Supply
October 3
PAUL
Cape Cod Shellsh (wholesale)
October 10
DAN
Pangea Shellsh (wholesale)
October 10
GEORGE BUCKLEY
Harvard University
Extension School
October 4
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBE
ANDREW JAY
Mass OysterSeptember 25
P.J. WATERS
The Mobile Bay Oyster Gardening
Program
October 12
E.J. CHALABALA
Center for the Inland Bay
Shellsh Gardening Program
October 12
RAY GRIZZLE
University of New Hampshire
Oyster Conservationist Program
October 15
RAY KONISKY
The Nature Conservancy
Oyster Conservationist Program
October 15
DENNIS LEIGH
Urban Harbor Institute
UMass Boston
Nov 18
MATTHEW NASH
DCR
Nov 18
NICHOLA MESERVE
MASS Division of Marine Fisheries
Nov 18
SEAN COSGROVE
Conservation Law Foundation
Nov 18
MASS DIVISION OF MA
FISHERIES
MIT SEAGRA
MASS ENVIR
LITERACY PL
BOSTON NA
NETWORK
ANAMARIJA FRANKIC
UMass Boston
JEFF KENN
MASS Div
Fisheries
MICHAEL
MASS DivFisheries
THOMAS S
MASS Div
Fisheries
ROBIN L. JUST
Ocean Program Communicatio
Conservation Law Foundation
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aggregate / paving
tabby constructionfertilizer
soil amendmentcalcium supplement
chicken feed greywater filtration system
eutrophication treatment
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reef substrate
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O 8 %
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Over 85% of oyster reefs have been lost globally
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So HOWcan Boston address bothwasted shellsand oyster reef decline
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What makes aquaplotdifferent?
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OYSTER GARDEN KIT
PARTS
a. wire mesh c. spat-covered
oyster shells
d. oyster garden
basket
b. corner
reinforcements &
project label
GARDEN
+ +
These oysters are part of a city-wide oystergardeningprogramthatrecyclesshells,restoresnativeoysterreefs,andimproveslocalwaterquality.
DO NOTEATTHESEOYSTERS, THEYMAYBEHARMFULTO YOURHEALTH
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Whygo to all this trouble?
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Oyster gardening in Boston can provide a multitude of benefits
ADDRESS SHELL WASTE STREAM
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OYSTER
GARDENING
REBUILD REEFS
PROVIDE MARINE HABITAT
IMPROVE WATER QUALITY
ADDRESS SHELL WASTE STREAM
ADDRESS SHELL WASTE STREAM
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OYSTER
GARDENING
REBUILD REEFS
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
PROVIDE MARINE HABITAT
IMPROVE WATER QUALITY
CITIZEN SCIENCE
CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES
EDUCATION
ADDRESS SHELL WASTE STREAM
ADDRESS SHELL WASTE STREAM
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OYSTER
GARDENING
REBUILD REEFS
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
ACTIVATE
WATERFRONT
PROVIDE MARINE HABITAT
IMPROVE WATER QUALITY
CITIZEN SCIENCE
CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES
EDUCATION
ADDRESS SHELL WASTE STREAM
CONNECT PEOPLE TO PLACE
CONNECT PEOPLE TO PEOPLE
ADDRESS SHELL WASTE STREAM
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JOBS
REVENUE
LOCAL HERITAGE
TOURISM
OYSTER
GARDENING
REBUILD REEFS
AQUACULTURE
COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT
ACTIVATE
WATERFRONT
PROVIDE MARINE HABITAT
IMPROVE WATER QUALITY
CITIZEN SCIENCE
CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES
EDUCATION
CONNECT PEOPLE TO PLACE
CONNECT PEOPLE TO PEOPLE
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So what COULD Boston look like?
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But why stop there. . .?
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SEATTLE
PORTLAND
SAN
FRANCISCO
LOS
ANGELES
MIAMI
SAVANNAH
CHARLESTON
PORTLAND
NORFOLK
BALTIMORE
PORTSMOUTH
PROVIDENCE
BOSTON
NEW YORK
HOUSTON
NEW
ORLEANS
MOBILE
TAMPA
Beyond the studio...
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CHINA
KOR
UNITED
STATES
China produces 85% of the worlds oysters.The US is the 4th largest producer.
TOURISM +
RECREATION
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SHELLFISH
INDUSTRY
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
SCIENCE +
RESEARCH
CONSTRUCTION
RESTORATION
POLLUTION +
WATER
QUALITY
PUBLIC
HEALTH
ECOLOGY
EDUCATION
AQUACULTURE
RESTAURANTS
HOTELS
FESTIVALS
RETAIL
WHOLESALE /
DISTRIBUTION
DISCARDED
SHELLS
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SH
ELLF
ISHIN
DUST
RY
BUSINESS
MUNICIP
ALITIES
LAND
FILL
TRA
SH
RES
TARURANT
FARM
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SH
ELLF
ISHIN
DUST
RY
MASSO
YSTER
PROJ
ECT
MASS
OYST
ERPROJECT
SAVETHA
TSTUF
F
DRYIN
G
COLLECTION
RESTARURANT
FARM
REEFBUILDING
TRANSPO
RTATION
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SH
ELLF
ISHIN
DUST
RY
BU
SINESS
MASS
OYSTER
PROJECT
GARDENERS
NATURECONSERVA
NCY
INST
ITUTION/
EDUCA
TION
DRYIN
G
COLLECTION
RESTARURANT
FARM
REEFBUILDING
TRANSPO
RTATION
CULTIVATIO
N
GARDENERS
SPAT
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