Wild About NYC: Oysters
The Brian Lehrer Show | May 23, 2016
During the Spring Pledge Drive, we're exploring some of the submissions to the #WildNYC photo project.
Today, we learned about NYC's crustaceans with Pete Malinowski, aquaculture program director and chief oyster officer at the New York Harbor School.
Now: @billionoyster project's Pete Malinowski is talking crustaceans. And he brought some live ones to the studio! pic.twitter.com/6iI2W6MLUx
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 23, 2016
Oysters calm waves - building breakwater to protect Staten Island. Oysters keystone species for NYC biodiversity #wildnyc @BrianLehrer
— Marielle Anzelone (@nycbotanist) May 23, 2016
#TIL: Oysters were once so plentiful in NY Harbor that some #NYC streets were paved with oyster shells. - @BillionOyster, to @BrianLehrer
— Josh Weinberger (@kitson) May 23, 2016
