Mastodawn

Struggling oyster industry on P.E.I. to get more help from province
The Prince Edward Island government has announced two new programs to provide financial relief to the oyster industry on P.E.I. Oyster processors will feel the benefit most.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-oyster-fishing-provincial-support-9.7196178?cmp=rss

CBC Prince Edward Island May 11

Wild oyster fishers travelling far to make a living this spring
The spring season is underway for wild oyster fishers on P.E.I., but it's a challenging one for many. Two diseases that kill oysters have taken a toll on rivers in the western part of the island, so many fishermen are travelling hours to eastern P.E.I. Nancy Russell reports.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7190295?cmp=rss

michael May 10

6-May-2026
Turning #Camellia #shell #waste into a dual nutrient trap for #wastewater cleanup

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1127067

See also my recent feature about #oyster shells (magic link provides free access)

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/05/all-about-oysters.html

#science #molluscs #recycling #ecology

Turning Camellia shell waste into a dual nutrient trap for wastewater cleanup

A research team has developed a calcium hydroxide-modified biochar made from discarded Camellia oleifera shells that can simultaneously capture ammonium and phosphate from water, two major drivers of eutrophication.

EurekAlert!

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨May 7

🦪🧱 Researchers at #Purdue found a way to replicate the #chemistry of #oyster glue in #concrete. Their biomimetic material is 10x stronger than traditional cement and provides a sustainable, #petroleum-free alternative.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/technology/concrete-made-from-oysters/

#science #engineering #oysters #biomimicry #sustainability #nature #research #technology #tech

Want stronger concrete? Just add oysters.

The biomimetic material is based on shellfish bonds.

Popular Science

CBC Prince Edward Island Apr 29

Province says it needs federal help amid calls to support P.E.I.'s beleaguered oyster fishers
P.E.I.'s Green Party leader focused his questions in the legislature Tuesday on how the Progressive Conservative government intends to help the province's ailing oyster harvesters as two diseases, MSX and dermo, continue to devastate their stocks.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-legislature-green-party-oyster-industry-support-9.7180653?cmp=rss

CBC Canada Apr 27

Oyster growers in P.E.I. seeing nearly 100% mortality rate as 2 diseases hurt industry
Prince Edward Island's oyster growers have been hit hard by MSX and dermo, two diseases that are harmless to people but can be fatal to the mollusk. They say P.E.I.'s industry is being wiped out.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-oyster-growers-diseases-mortality-msx-dermo-9.7176920?cmp=rss

Yahooey Apr 20

“The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.” — David Hume, Of Suicide
#DavidHume #QOTD #Quotation #Quote #Life #ImportanceOfLife #Oyster #Hume

https://yahooeysblog.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/quote-of-the-day-5478/

Quote of the Day

“The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.” — David Hume, Of Suicide

Yahooey's Blog

ES Michelson Apr 10

Aquaculture press release: Gov. Hochul asks for federal help. In an
#oyster shell, the prolonged cold last winter froze bays and harbors resulting in big #shellfish losses. Producers needing relief are small, local businesses.
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-requests-disaster-declaration-aquaculture-producers-long-island-who-sustained

#AquaCulture #FederalDisaster
#NewYork #LongIsland

CBC Prince Edward Island Apr 1

Wild oyster fishers in P.E.I. tense as start of season looms
The Island’s wild oyster fishers say they’re anxious as the start of their season nears. The first look at the impact of overwintering is grim, and the industry also took a hit when dead oysters prompted some buyers to pull the plug. CBC’s Nancy Russell reports.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7150645?cmp=rss

Stefan A Nicholson (Tasmania)Apr 1

The Oyster

The Oyster is a harmless soul who lives beneath the changing tides.

Keeping to itself it takes no sides, feeding quietly where its secret hides.

But no longer, for we say that some are ‘blessed’,

When a speck of grit fouls its silvery nest.

Our Earth is as the Oyster’s life, for commercial gain has plundered its wealth,

And we take it with greed, much more than we need, at the expense of its finite health.

And like the caged hen, whose last stolen egg ascertains it will soon be plucked,

The oyster is attacked by a feverish hand as we comically say it is ‘shucked’.

Yet, another word often springs to mind, which careless people use,

Sometimes to joke or curse or randomly say . . . and sometimes to hurl abuse.

But I will save it for our future world, which now shares a common fate.

For “The world is my oyster” as they say and yet we consume both at an extravagant rate.

Reading by Digital AMY:

(from my poetry book: “Frames of Poetry” – available Amazon, Kindle, Google Books)

#business #damage #death #Earth #environment #food #future #greed #green #grit #health #hen #homelessness #human #life #nest #oyster #pearl #plunder #poem #Poetry #poverty #power #protest #sea #simile #survival #tides #world