Tag: Oysters

While wild oysters were an important part of an Indigenous diet in what is now Maine, by the 1900s they had all but disappeared. Most people considered them functionally extinct, in fact, until this spring, when researchers from the University of Maine published a study confirming their return, often in close proximity to the oyster farms that have populated the waterfront over the last few decades. Wild Oysters Make a Comeback in Maine – https://civileats.com/2025/10/14/wild-oysters-make-a-comeback-in-maine/

I don’t eat oysters.

I’ve had Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning https://hab.whoi.edu/impacts/impacts-human-health/human-health-paralytic-shellfish-poisoning/ and that was that.