Massive oyster 'size of a shoe' washes ashore: Must see
Digital Reporter
Wednesday, August 1, 2018, 11:25 AM - A giant oyster the "size of a small shoe" has washed ashore along New York City's Hudson River.
Photos of the massive mollusc were posted to Facebook by The River Project, an organization that works to preserve the Hudson River.
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It was brought to the organization by a construction worker, the Gothamist reports.
"We found a lot of large oysters last summer at the bottom of the floating dock," River Project educator Toland Kister told the publication, but the recent discovery "easily dwarfs any of the oysters we found ... it's the size of a small shoe."
Weighing in at over 610 grams and measuring 22 cm in length, the oyster was too heavy for the River Project's triple beam scale.
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Oysters used to abound in New York waters, but started to decline in the early 20th century due to pollution and over-fishing. Improvements to waterways and conservation efforts have allowed their numbers to start climbing again.
The River Project calls the discovery of the large oyster "Good news for oyster restoration in the Hudson".
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Sources: The Gothamist | Facebook
