Dan Martino was a TV producer for a decade when he stumbled upon oyster farming while filming a show. The opportunities within the oyster farming industry were so apparent that Dan promptly changed careers and started his own farm, Cottage City Oysters, off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard with his brother Greg. With over a decade of farming under his belt, Dan and the Cottage City Oyster Farm have become international leaders within the 3D regenerative farming industry.

Introduction

The Past

In the Beginning

When Oysters Met Homo-Sapiens

Where Do Babies Come From?

Cultivating Oysters

How the French Tamed the Sea

Japan, To the Rescue!

The West Coast

The American Eastern Oyster

America’s Appetite for the Oyster Grows

The Oyster Wars

The Collapse

The Present

Current Status of the Industry

How to Acquire a Farm

Different Types of Oysters

Don’t Forget the Pearls

Hatcheries vs Wild Spat Collection

Diploid vs. Triploid

Nursery Systems

Quality or Quantity

Types of Farm Methods

What Makes a Quality Oyster

Merroir

France

Australia

Japan

China

Korea

North America

New England

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

Maine

Connecticut

The Chesapeake Bay

The American West Coast

The Future

The Future of Food

Lack of Space

Finite Resources

Work in Progress

It Takes Energy

Solutions

Animal Feeds

Eat Your Carbon Footprint

Wine

Fashion

Sponges to Clean Ocean Plastic

Cosmetics

Spread the Culture

The World Is Your Oyster