Among the millions of bivalve molluscs in the Museum's collections, one specimen stands out: a large oyster shell, donated to the Museum in 1886 and containing a peculiar pearl. Rather than a ...
Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. The oyster or mussel slowly ...
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — The Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program has collected over 25 tons of oyster shells since launching The Oyster Alliance in August. Charges pending after fight at ...