Oysters belong here
Eastern oysters are native to this coast and were historically abundant in Boston Harbor.
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Boston is an oyster city.
The harbor is coming back.
Find the best oyster specials around town and follow the century in the making return of Boston Harbor Grown Oysters.
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Return in progress
No commercial farm verified yet
The water-quality milestone is real. Local rules and farm development come next.
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Boston Harbor Grown Oysters
The First Farms are Taking Shape
Wellfleet and Duxbury tell you where an oyster came from. Boston Harbor will one day do the same; it will be a precise growing place, with known farms, traceable harvests, and a flavor people recognize.
What “Boston Harbor-grown” will mean →Why this is possible now
The harbor’s water story has changed. Its farm story is just beginning.
The original beds were lost
Overharvest, habitat loss, and poor water quality reduced historic harbor populations to functional extinction.
Read the harbor research ↗Billions changed the water story
MWRA identifies its $3.8 billion Boston Harbor Project as the centerpiece of the cleanup, with modern wastewater treatment and a deep-water outfall.
See the cleanup work ↗Defined waters reached a new standard
Massachusetts announced that certain waters near Winthrop, Hull, and Hingham meet the standard for a Conditionally Approved shellfish classification.
Read the state announcement ↗Conditionally Approved means a defined area may open for direct shellfish harvest when its conditions are met. It does not mean every shoreline is open, and conditions can change after rain or other water-quality events.
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