[mcrider]

Are oyster farms good business? I would think at the price you pay for them it would be a pretty sustainable venture. I just watched the episode of The Chef Show where they visit the California oyster farm and talk about how oysters filter up to 50 gallons of water a day. It didn't seem like there was a ton of labor cost, and obviously incredibly beneficial for the environment. It would be great to see them subsidized by the government but I'm curious why they don't exist in greater numbers already. I for one love oysters and would very much like to see more west coast varieties here in Toronto :)

[tashoecraft]

I just saw that episode too. But I think a problem is that when using oysters in areas that are polluted you really shouldn't eat them. So it'll be awhile before it's a business venture of eating them. I know in NYC they are growing oysters in order to improve the water conditions with no intention of eating them yet.

[samstave]

Yeah,

In NYC before people were messing up the environment just by the nature of building a huge city, there were billions of oysters all around amd the water was super clean.

Then they harvested and ate all the oysters, and the waters became very polluted.

Look at the size of this pile of oyster shells from 1912

Those are people standing on the pile

http://www.nnhs65.com/oysters/1912-oyster-shells-7.jpg

[Mikeb85]

It's good business, but it requires owning some coastal land, and all the costs involved in transporting the oysters to market. In general, farming is decent enough business, but it's tough and most people nowadays don't want to do it.

[subpixel]

The truly good business is in supplying oyster farms with seed.

[pvaldes]

> Are oyster farms good business?

My advice would be against, unless you are yet an expert on molluscs. Aquaculture is hard.

[samstave]

I just watched that episode you spoke of. Wow i loved it thank you.

Im even more a fan of oysters now.