Lived for 30 years in Puget Sound and unshucked and iced you could eat them while still alive raw up to 48 hours after harvesting in season with little risk. Agreed all shells should be returned to the oyster beds for propagation but that can be done after shucking at home days later by saving the shells in bags and dumping them on the beds on your next visit. The shells don't go bad if they dry out. If you're jumpy about getting poisoned collect big ones then cook them; chop them up and cook by broiling, frying, baking them in soups, eggs, pasta dishes and they're still yummy. I'm dismayed that the extreme caution Washington Fish and Wildlife has promulgated has made most beaches off limits year round when shellfish harvesting has been a staple for native americans in Puget Sound for thousands of years. Has pollution really destroyed shell beds? I think not, Puget Sound has powerful currents that flush its shorelines.
The Native Americans of the Salish Sea didn’t dump pollutants into the ocean or poison the air so that the ocean water gets warm enough for poisonous algae and bacteria to overpopulate. If we took better care of our world, we could enjoy the freedoms that more conscientious peoples did before us. :(
I came here for this question also? I see hundreds of empty shells but where to find the live ones? Near the water and on the side of rocks? Do I need to dig?
@@AndrewElizaga hey so I came here looking for the "do nots" so I dont get food poisoning from the shellfish. i live on the beach and would love to eat em every day but the doode next-door tells me that u cant eat em after the sun has hit them for a few hours. what do u know about this my doode?
@@CausticCreationslikely a tad late on this but generally best to eat them quickly or keep them on ice, though unless it's like 8 hours a small amount of time in the sun shouldn't hurt
Ok, what are the odds of dying eating fresh off the rocks oysters? Will warmer months make it more dangerous/ deadly? p.s that meal you made looks delicious!
I'm glad I learned something new from this video
Lived for 30 years in Puget Sound and unshucked and iced you could eat them while still alive raw up to 48 hours after harvesting in season with little risk. Agreed all shells should be returned to the oyster beds for propagation but that can be done after shucking at home days later by saving the shells in bags and dumping them on the beds on your next visit. The shells don't go bad if they dry out.
If you're jumpy about getting poisoned collect big ones then cook them; chop them up and cook by broiling, frying, baking them in soups, eggs, pasta dishes and they're still yummy. I'm dismayed that the extreme caution Washington Fish and Wildlife has promulgated has made most beaches off limits year round when shellfish harvesting has been a staple for native americans in Puget Sound for thousands of years. Has pollution really destroyed shell beds? I think not, Puget Sound has powerful currents that flush its shorelines.
Good to know! Thanks!
The Native Americans of the Salish Sea didn’t dump pollutants into the ocean or poison the air so that the ocean water gets warm enough for poisonous algae and bacteria to overpopulate. If we took better care of our world, we could enjoy the freedoms that more conscientious peoples did before us. :(
you didn't show us how to find them on low tide though. will they just be attached to the rocks? or can i find them in the sand too
I came here for this question also? I see hundreds of empty shells but where to find the live ones? Near the water and on the side of rocks? Do I need to dig?
@@mrwailee They should be exposed, I would think, as they are filter feeders. They close up when the tide shies away so as to not dry up.
nice clip doode.
Thanks!
@@AndrewElizaga hey so I came here looking for the "do nots" so I dont get food poisoning from the shellfish. i live on the beach and would love to eat em every day but the doode next-door tells me that u cant eat em after the sun has hit them for a few hours. what do u know about this my doode?
@@CausticCreationslikely a tad late on this but generally best to eat them quickly or keep them on ice, though unless it's like 8 hours a small amount of time in the sun shouldn't hurt
I wondered why the shells were left on the shore
Exactly my thought.
By law, baby oyster may still exists and survive in the shell after collected adult
did u find any pearls?
Yes, I have, but tiny ones, about 1 mm.
It's not mandatory to leave shells ASAP. Maybe bring them back if you want. Sheeeeit. Mail them to me. I'll put em back for you
Ok, what are the odds of dying eating fresh off the rocks oysters? Will warmer months make it more dangerous/ deadly?
p.s that meal you made looks delicious!
☑️✅
thats me
i need to find Oysters!
!