Oysters on the half shell
It has been very common for me to run up river and check the condition of oysters during spring and summer months. If oysters are well conditioned (ripe gonads) then they can be used for spawning and their progeny will be the subject of larval experiments. Now in order to properly assess the quality of oyster gonads many must be sampled. But what is one to do with them after they have been examined? Eat them right on the dock! Matt Gray, Ph.D. |