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Restoring Oysters and Growing A Business in N.H.'s Great Bay

New Hampshire Public Radio | By The Exchange

Published November 27, 2019 at 2:39 PM EST

Oyster farming is growing in New Hampshire’s “hidden coast," the Great Bay. It’s one of just a few foods that you can put on your plate that can actively make the environment cleaner as it grows. We check in on the effort to use bivalves to restore the Great Bay, and on the businesses that are bringing N.H. oysters to market. Hosted by Sam Evans-Brown of Outside/In.

Air Date: Monday, December 2, 2019

GUESTS:

Laura Brown - co-owner of Fox Point Oysters.
Brian Gennaco - owner of Virgin Oyster Company.
Dr. Alix Laferriere - Director of Coastal & Marine Programs for the New Hampshire chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

N.H. Fish & Game released a report on the State of Our Estuaries in 2018.

Read about The Nature Conservancy's Oyster Reef Restoration project in N.H. here.

Restoring Oysters and Growing A Business in N.H.'s Great Bay

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