It’s common to find oyster shells in the United States, from Massachusetts to the Gulf of Mexico, marred by dark blisters and burrows—the scars of shell-boring mud worms.

When oyster shells are harvested, it interrupts this natural cycle by removing shells from the system. ... Buildings with this structure were common from Florida up into South Carolina.

The bivalves have been a staple in American diets dating back to well before Europeans stepped foot on the continent. An oyster-shell mound, known as a midden, left by the Timucua in North Florida ...

From Massachusetts to the Gulf of Mexico, it’s common to find oyster shells in the United States marred by dark blisters and burrows — the scars of shell-boring mud worms.

“Oyster shell is the best material to use,” Dyar said. ... “It seems like common sense that if you take something from the environment, that you should give it back,” Davidson said.

Common slipper shell or oyster-pest. The common slipper shell gets its name from its appearance: it looks like a slipper. These animals are often found in chains of up to 12, ...

Oyster shells can supplant limestone as a source of calcium carbonate, which is a common ingredient in cement and can be used to treat wastewater.

Common slipper shell or oyster-pest. The common slipper shell gets its name from its appearance: it looks like a slipper. These animals are often found in chains of up to 12, ...

According to the Learning to Homebrew website, oyster stouts date back to the mid-1800s in English pubs where oysters and stouts were a common food pairing. The shells and the oyster meat were ...

To set a few ground rules, we tapped chef Kyle Bailey, who currently serves as a partner of Washington, D.C.'s The Salt Line, a New England-inspired oyster and ale house, and co-founder of the D.C ...