Crassostrea virginica, the Eastern Oyster filters 50 GALLONS of water a day. Fifty! Its estimated that only 1% of the historical population of oysters exists in the Chesapeake Bay, one of the largest estuaries in the usa. . September starts the fall season for oysters (you only eat them in months that end in R). And the relationship between conservationists and waterman is complicated to say the least. . Do you love oysters? Fried or raw? Horseradish? How do you enjoy them? . . . #FortBirthday #MarylandMom #ChesapeakeBay #rawOysters #monthsWithR #FilterFeeders #saveTheBay #MommyBlogger #OldMom #oysters #Twinstagram #TwinsOfInstagram #TwinLife #MotherhoodUnplugged #BestOfMom #LovelySquares #TheDailyBasic #ACupOfMotherhood #FlashesOfDelight #MotherhoodRising #PhotosInBetween #myTinyMoments #brackishLife #waterman #instatwins #colorcolourlovers #ohmamamoment #humansofjoy #inbeautyandchaos #marylandOysters (at Saint Michaels, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2cJKjrgMYL/?igshid=8iartqw3y4j8













