00:00Most people think oysters grow on rocks.
00:03Wild ones do.
00:05Farmed oysters usually don't.
00:07In oyster farming, discarded shells become the base.
00:11Farmers drill holes through old shells and stack them on wire or rope.
00:16These shell strings act as settlement surfaces.
00:19When oyster larvae, called spat, are released,
00:23they naturally attach to the calcium shell.
00:26The shell strings are hung from racks or long lines in coastal water.
00:31Tides deliver plankton, which oysters filter for food.
00:35This is called filter feeding.
00:37Growth depends on water temperature, salinity, and current flow.
00:42Farmers lift the lines to reduce fouling, control predators, and keep oysters from crowding.
00:49After months, sometimes over a year, the shells become heavy with mature oysters.
00:55They're hauled up, sorted, and prepared for marketing.
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