Raw Oysters

see also:
lobster

Wikipedia:

Seafood
Edible molluscs

search shellfish on JSTOR

In the News . . .

• Island Tool Finds Show Early Settlers' Diversity -- BBCNews (04 March 2011)
• This seafood buffet was held 11,000 years ago -- MSNBC (03 March 2011)
  
  
• Human Activity May Have Boosted Shellfish Size, Archaeological Study Shows -- ScienceDaily (31 August 2010)
  
  
• Oysters and Crabs, the Popcorn of Shakespearean Theatergoers -- DiscoveryNews (12 February 2010)

• BBC Guide to Preparing and Eating Shellfish
  
  
• Beahrs, Andrew. Twain's Feast: Searching for America's Lost Foods in the Footsteps of Samuel Clemens, NY: Penguin, 2010.
  
  
• FishBase online -- Comprehensive database
  
  
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • Fisheries & Aquaculture
    
    
• The Food Timeline -- Lynne Olver, Morris County Library NJ
  
  
• Freshwater and Marine Image Bank—Shellfish -- University of Washington Libraries
  
  
• Kurlansky, Mark. The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell. NY: Random House, 2007.
  

• Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Seafood WATCH
  • Seafood Watch Pocket Guide
    
    
• Neanderthals 'Enjoyed Broad Menu' -- BBCNews (23 September 2008)
  
  
• Nutrition Facts for Various Shellfish -- HealthAliciousNess
  
  
• Seafood Gave Us the Edge on the Neanderthals -- New Scientist (12 August 2009)
  
  
• Sea Web
  
  
• Shellfish Gallery -- The National Shellfisheries Association
  
  
• Shellfish News
  
  
• Toussaint-Samat, Maguelonne. A History of Food. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons/Blackwell 2009.
  
  
• USDA Economic Research Service
  • Animal Products
    • Aquaculture