Oysters: Redefining New Hampshire’s Restoration and Restaurant Scenes

Great Bay is a large flooded inland estuary, located along New Hampshire’s coast, and part of the U.S. EPA’s National Estuaries Program. The bay is a recreational resource and recreational fishery, home to a growing oyster aquaculture which supports water quality improvements. In this episode, host Jeff Berckes speaks with an environmental scientist, a shellfish farmer, and a chef that prioritizes locally-sourced food – like Great Bay oysters – to explore the impacts of nutrient reductions to the Great Bay Estuary.

About our guests:

Ted Diers is assistant director of the Water Division at the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.

Dr. Kalle Matso serves as the director of the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP), which is affiliated with the University of New Hampshire.

Jay Baker is the founder and owner of Fat Dog Shellfish Company, located in Great Bay, New Hampshire.

Evan Mallett is the owner and chef of Black Trumpet Restaurant & Bar, located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.