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    The Salt
    Underwater microphones called hydrophones can help detect what kinds of animals, other than oysters, are using the reefs and why.
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    The World Of An Oyster: Scientists Are Using Microphones To Spy On Reef Life

    Sep 04, 2018
    Reefs are being rebuilt along U.S. coastlines, which is good for the oyster. But how does it affect other underwater life? Researchers are listening to find out what animals use the reefs and why.
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    The Salt
    Gretchen (left) and Bridgitte Maxwell, aka "The Oyster Sisters," are sixth-generation heirs to a company that produced a disease-resistant oyster. They are the first female employees to work the water since the business launched in the 1840s.
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    On East Coast Oyster Farms, 'Women Are Rising Up From The Bay In A Big Way'

    May 14, 2018
    More women are joining their male peers among the ranks of oyster farmers. This could be because of growing marine science programs — and a desire to have a hands-on connection with the food system.
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    Environment And Energy Collaborative
    Workers sort fresh oysters at Hog Island Oyster Company near Tomales Bay, north of San Francisco.
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    Can Seaweed Save Shellfish From Climate Change?

    Jan 30, 2018
    Warming oceans are hurting the shellfish industry. Scientists are hoping that seagrasses, like seaweed, can help soak up extra carbon in the water.
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    The Salt
    Rolled oysters have been a favorite snack in Louisville, Ky., restaurants for more than a century, but turmoil in the oyster industry has caused them to dwindle.
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    The Rolled Oyster, Louisville's Oddball Bar Snack, Is Tumbling Off Menus

    Sep 28, 2017
    The softball-size, deep-fried morsels, which have been offered in this Kentucky city's restaurants for more than a century, are taking a hit due to low supply and high costs in the oyster industry.
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    The Two-Way
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    #NPRreads: White Privilege, FBI Director's Remarks On Policing, And Oyster Farming

    Oct 30, 2015
    Also this week: a story from an NPR Music reporter about the "lost art of listening."
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