![]() ![]() These tanks hold millions of oyster larvae, though only few of them will survive and grow on a shell. Interior of The MAST Center oyster hatchery. ![]() After showing me the tanks where young oyster larvae are grown, he had great news to share. The end goal? A billion oysters in 20 years through the Billion Oyster Project! I toured the Harbor School’s oyster hatchery, the MAST Center, with Pete Malinowski. 5 million oysters to several locations, including off of Governors Island, the Harbor Schools nursery in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and a reef at the mouth of the Bronx River. Since 2009, the students have successfully introduced 7. ![]() New York Harbor School students, under the watchful eye of aquaculture teacher Pete Malinowski, are growing oysters on Governors Island with the aim to repopulate the NY Harbor. One permanent resident of Governors Island, our bivalve friend the oyster, has been increasing by the millions. Oysters Oysters Oysters: A Trip to the Harbor School’s MAST Center 5:02 pm ![]()
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