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The Italian paramour Casanova claimed to have started his meals by eating 12 oysters to fortify himself for the evening’s pleasures. Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, emerged from the sea on an oyster’s shell, fixing fast her association with oysters, and thus originating the word “aphrodisiac.” A few scientists even postulate that the amino acid found in oysters triggers increased levels of sex hormones. Whether fact or fiction, there’s a lot to love about oysters.

South Fork Sea Farmers’ 4th annual “Shell it Out” fundraiser is happening August 7, 2022 in Springs from 4pm to 6:30pm. The event features a silent auction with goods and services donated by local businesses which support the mission of South Fork Sea Farmers. Most notably, three incredible East End artists – Daniel Vernola, Aaron Warkov and Kurt Giehl – will be creating a series of pieces for the auction.

Jeff Ragovin with his oyster mesh bags coming out of the water. With everyone running to the water, it’s easy to be distracted by what shines on the surface— but when you take a deeper look underneath, even more exciting things are in the works. It all began at the East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery, tells South Fork Sea Farmers head of development and local oyster grower Jeff Ragovin.

Oyster farming on Long Island will be the focus on Thursday at 5 p.m. when South Fork Sea Farmers hosts a discussion of its challenges, benefits, and possibilities. The first of what will be a monthly presentation, the conversation will cover the future of aquaculture as a logical area of economic growth and environmental restoration on the East End.

NEW YORK CITY — The Sherman Creek shoreline in upper Manhattan, which has seen rapid erosion in recent years, remains an important flood buffer for residents of the Dyckman Houses, a collection of seven 14-story buildings run by the New York City Housing Authority that is home to more than 2,000 people. This low-lying part of the Inwood neighborhood is already prone to flooding, and suffered significant damage when Sherman Creek overflowed at high tide during Hurricane Sandy.

The pandemic has seriously impacted many who fish or work on the water for a living. With restaurants and the food service industry taking a big hit, the demand for various seafood products, including oysters, has been severely curtailed. As a result, many of the oysters raised by oyster farmers have grown to a size that is considered too large for sale and general consumption.

Shellfish like oysters are among the best sources of the mineral zinc, which protects the eyes against the damaging effects of sunlight, McDonald notes. In high doses, zinc also appears to slow the progression of macular degeneration once you have early stages of the disease.

(The Center Square) – The application process is getting started for farmers looking to join the newly launched oyster mariculture industry in Texas, the last state on the Gulf of Mexico to allow it. The new industry’s projected economic contribution to the Texas economy is expected to be significant.

The Relic team, left to right, John Fink, Alex Kravitz, Tahsin Korur, and Aiden Kravitz.‍From an old horse barn on his family’s Westhampton property, Aiden Kravitz is helping to save Moriches Bay by funding the replenishment of over 10,000 oysters in the bay through sales of his sustainability oriented apparel brand Relic.