Entertaining text and fascinating photos draw you into the world of the aquaculturists, scientists, and connoisseurs who shaped the oyster-farming industry.
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Chew is Associate Dean, College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, and Director, Western Regional Aquaculture Center, Seattle.
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The Oyster Lovers Bible,
By jim von lossow (Seattle, WA. United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Heaven on the Half Shell: The Story of the Northwest's Love Affair with the Oyster (Paperback)
This is the first complete history of the oyster industry. Within the covers is a story that could have been lost had it not been for the research done to preserve the origins of Oystering in the Northwest.Congats to the authors.It is a fun read taking you from the early days of the Willipa Bay oystermen to the present time.Love of the oyster continues to grow. Yes, NW oysters have pearls, and this book is a Pearl as well.
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A delightful look at oysters,
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This review is from: Heaven on the Half Shell: The Story of the Northwest's Love Affair with the Oyster (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this clever and beautifully illustrated book. It's delightful to read-- rich with human stories, evocative photos, and even some recipes. Anyone who is interested in the cultural or natural history of the Pacific Northwest--or in cooking and eating our region's oysters-- will find this little book to be valuable. The emphasis is definitely on the cultivated oyster, but there is also info about native oysters and ecosystems, and the history of introducing non-native species. A lot of ground is covered in this short book--a great overview.
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Heaven on the Half Shell (Oysters!),
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I'm just ordering this book because oysters are my earlier memory. I live on pure-oyster beaches in Dabob Bay. So my friend who's a marine biologist got the book at Anthony's Oyster Olympics last weekend (an annual event) and says she sat up and read it straight through.So, as oysters are an obsession for my parents and their 55 years of marriage and life on this beach, I'm buying it for Mom's upcoming birthday.
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Consider the oyster grower, as author and epicure M.F.K. Fisher might've said-a person who spends the best years of his or her life in the service of a cold-blooded animal with a calcium shell. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
oyster growers, shellfish biologists, shellfish growers, oyster seed, oyster company, oyster stocks, oyster industry, eastern oysters, oyster species, oyster farmers, adult oysters, empty oyster shells, oyster larvae, native oysters, seed oysters, oyster culture, shellfish industry, oyster farming, canned oysters, oyster meats, oyster beds, oyster stew, shellfish beds, shucked oysters Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Willapa Bay, Puget Sound, Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, West Coast, East Coast, Shoal-Water Bay, Hood Canal, New York, World War, Bay Center, South Bend, Taylor Shellfish, Trevor Kincaid, University of Washington, North America, Pearl Oyster, Samish Bay, Rock Point Oyster Company, Dabob Bay, Pearl Harbor, Lee Wiegardt, Point Whitney, Consider the Oyster New!
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Consider the oyster grower, as author and epicure M.F.K. Fisher might've said-a person who spends the best years of his or her life in the service of a cold-blooded animal with a calcium shell. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
oyster growers, shellfish biologists, shellfish growers, oyster seed, oyster company, oyster stocks, oyster industry, eastern oysters, oyster species, oyster farmers, adult oysters, empty oyster shells, oyster larvae, native oysters, seed oysters, oyster culture, shellfish industry, oyster farming, canned oysters, oyster meats, oyster beds, oyster stew, shellfish beds, shucked oysters Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Willapa Bay, Puget Sound, Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, West Coast, East Coast, Shoal-Water Bay, Hood Canal, New York, World War, Bay Center, South Bend, Taylor Shellfish, Trevor Kincaid, University of Washington, North America, Pearl Oyster, Samish Bay, Rock Point Oyster Company, Dabob Bay, Pearl Harbor, Lee Wiegardt, Point Whitney, Consider the Oyster New!
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- Consider the Oyster by M. F. K. Fisher on 4 pages
- Puget Sound: 15 Stories by C. C. Long on page 52, page 107, and page 127
- Pike Place Public Market Seafood Cookbook by Braiden Rex-Johnson on page 48, and page 85
- Little Man and the Little Oyster (Publication (Mason County Historical Society (Wash.)), No. 10.) by Humphrey Nelson on page 68, and Back Matter
- The Water Link (Puget Sound Bks) by Daniel J. Chasan on page 128, and Back Matter
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- Insight Guide Pacific Northwest by Jaine Freeburg in Back Matter
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