'Barge-r' than life: Wye River Oyster Program ensures 21 million oysters in Wye River

'Barge-r' than life: Wye River Oyster Program ensures 21 million oysters in Wye River

WYE RIVER — A small but mighty group of citizens, friends and neighbors dedicated to the preservation of the Chesapeake Bay, Wye River Oyster Program volunteers raised donations to plant 21 million spat-on-shell oysters to cover three acres of the…

Louise Marson: Melbourne’s Shucked Foundations, Oyster Legacy

Louise Marson: Melbourne’s Shucked Foundations, Oyster Legacy Tony Brooks Thu, 03/07/2025 - 11:37 No Image No Once a rich natural resource, oysters were harvested heavily from the early days of colonisation. In the 1800s, they shifted from basic food to a luxury item, served in slums and red-light districts such as Little Lon. As demand surged during the gold rush, the reefs of Port Philip Bay were dredged and destroyed. Oyster shells were bur…