In the days before Paula became a shellfish aficionado, she spent her free time at the beach collecting sea glass, stones, and shells. Paula was drawn to the art of jewelry making from a young age as...
While shucking oysters a common question that I hear is, how old are those oysters? Fortunately, I can answer this question with some certainty because I am usually shucking our own Quonset, ...
Do you ever find any pearls? While working as a shucker in my early 20’s the most frequent question I would receive was “Do you ever find any pearls?” The answer is a bit more complicated than yes...
There is an inaccurate myth that has been spread around over the years stating oysters are only safe to eat during months containing an "R". September- April is the range; these months encompass the...
I don’t watch a lot of TV, but the other day I was watching the Patriots game and an Exxon Mobile commercial came on about how they are growing algae for the fuel of the future yadda yadda yadda. It...
What is new with the Salt Water crew? In the best of times we are oyster farmers. Lately, I have been a mechanic down in the engine room dealing with hard to reach nuts, metal piping that seems to...
Two boats are operating through the winter out of Little Allen’s Harbor, and crushing the workload just like we thought they would. With the Innovator going out for the daily oyster haul, and the...
It has been a long time coming with this farm update. The highs and lows happen, but the general trend is upwards. As we look to the future, we see a cold winter approaching, and are currently...
Alas, it’s the winter that wants to last, feel the arctic blast, nothing comes to pass. No fishing, no fun, freezing where I come from, a month of nor'easters after we thought it was done. In...
2017 has been a whirlwind kind of year. Each week proving to be different and more jam packed than the previous one, and the trend continues up to the day I write this. As the new year approaches, it...
In the morning the sweet steam from the cup of coffee fills my nose as I drive slowly through the rain and dark trying to break through my sleepy haze before arriving at work. The boat sits silently...
“Ready! Set! Shuck!” the three teams start the contest with a hushed crowd. First the shucker pops open half a dozen oysters, then the second slurps them down passing the baton to the third who needs...