When debris gets trapped in between the shells of an oyster or other mollusk ... together like brick and mortar to create ...

Nacre: Also known as mother-of-pearl, it is the iridescent inner shell layer deposited by the oyster, which ultimately forms the pearl. Anaesthetics: Chemical agents used to sedate oysters during ...

Aw shucks, you just had a wonderful meal, tipping your head back to usher a soft and succulent oyster down your throat—and now you’re left with a plate full of shells. What can be done with them?

WELLFLEET — Two 5-foot-tall piles of spent oyster shells sit in a ... But dry and sun-bleached nearly pearl, they are not at all like garbage. The shells are part of a growing effort to divert ...

Drago’s Seafood Restaurant and Southern Pearl Oyster House – have joined the expanded program. The first shell pick-up for the new restaurants will begin next week. “Our goal is that as many ...