Salty Oysters
by Scott Pellegrin
Title
Salty Oysters
Artist
Scott Pellegrin
Medium
Photograph
Description
Exploitation of oyster resources has occurred for thousands of years, dating from at least 2,000 B.C. Evidence of oyster use can also be found in the numerous shell middens formed by Native Americans along coastlines of the United States. In Louisiana, early French settlers were reported to have harvested oysters and as oysters rose in popularity, their collection, sale, and distribution also expanded.
In the mid 1840s, Croatian-Slavonian immigrants moved to Louisiana and began fishing for oysters in the rich estuarine waters adjacent to the Mississippi River below New Orleans. Through careful observation and year of experience, the fishermen realized that an abundance of oysters grew on the eastern side of the river. They also began moving oysters from overcrowded reefs on the east side to areas on the west side where salinity was more favorable, current more steady, and food was plentiful. These oysters grew to a more round-oval shape, matured quicker, and developed tastier meat. The oystermen gather the seed oysters, plant them in a favorable spot, allow the seed to grow into mature, market-size oysters, and harvest the crop. While the Slavonians were developing the oyster industry in estuaries near the Mississippi River, others, such as the Cajuns, were beginning to do the same in coastal areas farther to the west.
This cultivation of oysters has developed over the years into a partnership between the state and private oystermen through the use of both public seed grounds and privately leased state water bottoms. Oystermen lease waterbottoms from the state for $2.00 per acre per year and use that area as a place to grow oysters for market.
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