The Glorious Oyster

Each year, August 5 is the day to celebrate everyone’s favorite briny bivalve mollusk: the oyster. Here on the Alabama Gulf Coast, we celebrate these delicacies every day.   How much do you know about oysters?    One oyster can filter 1.3 gallons of water per hour through their gills. They feed on organisms such as plankton during the process.    Oysters have been eaten by humans for thousands of years.   Oysters change their gender during their lives. They all start off as males and most change to female by [...]