oyster fisheries

Tells the story of a California oyster farm's battle to remain open from the 1976 'Point Reyes Wilderness Act' to the 2012 announcement that the lease wouldn't be renewed.

Young Annie begins with her great grandmother and tells about her family's life as fishermen on Chesapeake Bay.

Benjamin Franklin Orville's life is torn asunder when a simple trip to the market goes awry and Benjy is taken by captors with a group of German immigrants to work with the poorly kept crew of the "Ella Dawn," a North Atlantic oystering vessel.

Discusses the discovery of one of the last pristine beds of Olympic oysters on a remote beach in British Columbia, examines the importance of oysters and other shellfish to the ecological health of the world's seas, explores the history of dependence on shellfish and the coast, and looks at what is being done to restore and protect native shellfish populations.

Young Annie begins with her great grandmother and tells about her family's life as fishermen on Chesapeake Bay.