Infections with Vibrio vulnificus are rare, especially in the Northeast. But a few recent cases suggest that precautions are wise for some wading into the water.
Tag: Oysters
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They Knew Little About Oysters. Now They Have a Farm With 2 Million.
Stefanie Bassett and Elizabeth Peeples left their city lives behind to raise mollusks.
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Devouring Oysters by Battlefield, Ukrainians ‘Switch Off for a Bit’
A businessman’s unlikely oyster farm not far from the front lines with Russia has offered a rare sanctuary for battle-scarred Ukrainian troops.
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Tiny Oysters Are a Hopeful Sign in the Hudson River
The River Project is trying to bring back oysters, which thrived in the Hudson at a time when New York was known as “the Big Oyster.”
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Brooklyn’s Oysterman Selling Half Shells With a Side of Black History
The Brooklyn man behind the Real Mother Shuckers wants to return oysters to ubiquity in New York City and honor the legacy of Black oystermen.