Title: The Oyster is Our World
Presenter: Stephen Kavanagh

Format: MP4 Video file download
Includes: Audio & Slides

Stephen Kavanaugh will discuss the importance of oysters as a source of nutrition among ancestral cultures. He will cover their importance as a food and as an economic activity for coastal communities. The specifics of the nutritive value of oysters will be covered in detail. He will touch on gastronomy and the current status of oyster stocks. He will finish with details of the work being done globally to restore oyster populations and how these important ecosystem engineers support our health and the health of the oceans. Stephen will offer an oyster tasting after the talk.