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Oyster
Farming

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objectives

  • Where and how do we get seafood and why does it matter?

  • Why are oysters beneficial for aquatic ecosystems?

  • How is the ocean changing? How can oysters help and how can we help oysters?

Includes:

  • Lesson Plan

  • Classroom Slides

watch

Join us and visit a local, small-scale oyster farm in Annapolis, MD. Learn about the life stages of an oyster and how oysters help aquatic ecosystems through water filtration and oyster reefs.

read

Analyze these infographics and read these articles to learn more about where we get our seafood and why it matters.

listen

Listen to Dr. Timothy Green, an internationally recognized expert in aquaculture, about his research on shellfish and climate change.

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