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Adult oysters attach themselves to rocks and other anchors on the bottom, though oyster larvae do "swim" searching for a place to stay put. You could have been catching young oysters.clovishound wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 1:31 amI remember catching oysters when I was younger. Get out in the brackish marshes at low tide with a burlap sack. Sneak up behind the oyster and throw the sack over them. You can usually just walk right over and pick them up while they are covered by the sack. Every now and then one gets frisky and tries to get away. Lots of fun if you aren't afraid of getting muddy.
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Sorry, it was my attempt at humor. Sort of like the blinker fluid gag.CT_Shooter wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:09 amAdult oysters attach themselves to rocks and other anchors on the bottom, though oyster larvae do "swim" searching for a place to stay put. You could have been catching young oysters.clovishound wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 1:31 amI remember catching oysters when I was younger. Get out in the brackish marshes at low tide with a burlap sack. Sneak up behind the oyster and throw the sack over them. You can usually just walk right over and pick them up while they are covered by the sack. Every now and then one gets frisky and tries to get away. Lots of fun if you aren't afraid of getting muddy.
http://hatchery.hpl.umces.edu/oysters/o ... ife-cycle/
I wonder if you're thinking of scallops, though. My wife and I often snorkeled in Gardner's Bay, NY and we would sometimes see scallops swimming. They swim by opening and closing their shells (like those clacking false teeth toys). They are beautiful creatures with hundreds of bright blue eyes that line their shells along the open side. They were a delightful discovery the first time we saw them.
And they taste wonderful as well!CT_Shooter wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:09 amAdult oysters attach themselves to rocks and other anchors on the bottom, though oyster larvae do "swim" searching for a place to stay put. You could have been catching young oysters.clovishound wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 1:31 amI remember catching oysters when I was younger. Get out in the brackish marshes at low tide with a burlap sack. Sneak up behind the oyster and throw the sack over them. You can usually just walk right over and pick them up while they are covered by the sack. Every now and then one gets frisky and tries to get away. Lots of fun if you aren't afraid of getting muddy.
http://hatchery.hpl.umces.edu/oysters/o ... ife-cycle/
I wonder if you're thinking of scallops, though. My wife and I often snorkeled in Gardner's Bay, NY and we would sometimes see scallops swimming. They swim by opening and closing their shells (like those clacking false teeth toys). They are beautiful creatures with hundreds of bright blue eyes that line their shells along the open side. They were a delightful discovery the first time we saw them.