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Cleaning up that dirty water: Massachusetts Oyster Project at Boston Harbor

Cleaning up that dirty water: Massachusetts Oyster Project at Boston Harbor

On a balmy, overcast October afternoon, I found myself wearing pink gardening gloves and digging through a large wheelbarrow full of dirty, year-old oysters. I wasn't shopping for the ev ..
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Sustainable sushi – A day with Miya’s Bun Lai

Sustainable sushi – A day with Miya’s Bun Lai

Bun Lai is the owner and operator of Miya's, an unassuming sushi restaurant in the heart of New Haven, Connecticut, that is just as much a refuge for starving artists as it is a nexus of scientificall ..
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Big mother shucker

Big mother shucker

We recently visited Shucks Maine Lobster in Richmond, ME. Instead of boiling lobsters to detach and sell cooked meat, Shucks applies high pressure water to kill the lobster and detach raw meat from ..
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10 cool things about lobsters

10 cool things about lobsters

The American Lobster, Homarus americanus, thrives on the East Coast from Canada to North Carolina. This New England delicacy exhibits interesting behavior and characteristics. Here are ten cool things ..
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