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Oyster toadfish. The oyster toadfish ( Opsanus tau ), also known as the oyster toad, ugly toad, oyster cracker, oyster catcher, and bar dog, is a Northwest Atlantic species of fish of the family Batrachoididae. The maximum length of this toadfish is 43.2 cm (17 in), but they infrequently surpass 38 cm (15 in).
Oyster farming. Oyster farming is an aquaculture (or mariculture) practice in which oysters are bred and raised mainly for their pearls, shells and inner organ tissue, which is eaten. Oyster farming was practiced by the ancient Romans as early as the 1st century BC on the Italian peninsula [ 1][ 2] and later in Britain for export to Rome.
The Latin pleurotus (side-ear) refers to the sideways growth of the stem with respect to the cap, while the Latin ostreatus (and the English common name, oyster) refers to the shape of the cap which resembles the bivalve of the same name. [ 2] The reference to oyster may also derive from the slippery texture of the mushroom. [ 2]
Ostrea edulis. Ostrea edulis, commonly known as the European flat oyster, is a species of oyster native to Europe. In Britain and Ireland, regional names include Colchester native oyster, mud oyster, or edible oyster. In France, Ostrea edulis are known as huîtres plates (flat oysters) except for those that come from the Belon River estuary in ...
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Tragopogon porrifolius is a plant cultivated for its ornamental flower and edible root. It also grows wild in many places and is one of the most widely known species of the salsify genus, Tragopogon. It is commonly known as purple or common salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Jerusalem star, [ 5] Jack go to bed, [ 6] or simply salsify ...
An individual oyster is capable of filtering fifty gallons of water per day, ingesting suspended sediments, binding and depositing them as mud. 7 million oysters in unison provide $3.7 million of ...
ORP plants the native oyster, Crassostrea virginica, back into the Chesapeake Bay. [12] [13] [14] In 2022, the organization helped to plant over 950,000,000 oysters. [15] The organization also works to provide educational opportunities to shellfish farmers on best practices for managing their oyster farms and leases.