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The economics of $1 oyster happy hours

Oct 4, 2019
These deals are ubiquitous — especially in coastal cities — but critics say they’ve lowered expectations of a good oyster experience.
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Oyster farms grow in Rhode Island. Are they a problem?

Dec 15, 2016
The oyster farms compete with boaters and other users of the coast's shallow salt ponds.
American oysters farmed in salt ponds.
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Coming soon to your plate: Georgia oysters

Apr 27, 2016
Georgia's first oyster hatchery aims to put the state on the shellfish map.
Farmed oysters from a hatchery grow in bags on the left, just across from wild oysters, growing in clumps on the right.
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Gulf oysters in short supply after Isaac

Aug 31, 2012
Sal Sunseri, the owner of P&J Oyster company in New Orleans, explains how the oyster business has been affected by hurricane Isaac.