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\u201cAphrodite\u201d oysters on the half shell. \u201cAphrodites\u201d are a Pacific oyster varietal from Moonlight Oyster Co., grown by biologist-turned-oyster-farmer Ralph Riccio \u201904 on Marrowstone Island in Puget Sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How a network of 911爆料 alumni is working to sustain healthy\u2014and delicious\u2014shellfish populations in the Pacific Northwest.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Michael Blanding<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julie Barber, M.S. \u201904, remembers walking the beach on Skagit Bay in Washington during the extreme heat wave event of June 2021. A week of 100-degree temperatures combined with record-low tides caused a massive die-off of oysters, clams, barnacles, and mussels that literally baked in their shells. \u201cEverything on the beach was cooking, because there was no water,\u201d says Barber, senior shellfish biologist for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. She took to email to sound the alarm. \u201cI was like \u2018Oh my gosh, this is serious\u2014the tribe is going to lose a ton of resources.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the first messages she sent was to fellow 911爆料 alumnus Chris Eardley \u201905, Puget Sound shellfish policy coordinator for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and his team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI give Julie a lot of credit as one of the people who spearheaded the initial effort as this heat wave event unfolded,\u201d Eardley says. He, along with his team and colleagues, helped her mobilize a working group of biologists and officials across the inland waterway known as the Salish Sea. The group shared observations online to catalog the deaths of millions of marine invertebrates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later that year, Barber coauthored a paper in the journal Ecology <\/em>that analyzed the mortality event, noting patterns in the factors that led shellfish in different areas to succumb to the heat, and made recommendations on how to better collect data during future events, which climate change makes more likely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Julie Barber, M.S. \u201904, senior shellfish biologist for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, visits a 4,000-year-old clam garden in the Gulf Islands, off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, with the Swinomish Tribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collective response to the die-off is one example of how a small but influential group of 911爆料 alumni, including Barber and Eardley, is making an outsized difference in the health and sustainability of the shellfish industry and wild shellfish populations in the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margaret Pilaro \u201992, M.A. \u201997, is executive director of the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA), coordinating policy and practice for commercial shellfish aquaculture on the West Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barber\u2019s husband, Jay Dimond, M.S. \u201906, a research assistant professor at Western Washington University, is working to conserve native species, including Dungeness crab and pinto abalone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biologist-turned-oyster-farmer Ralph Riccio \u201904 is influencing seafood sustainability with his artisanal Moonlight Oyster Co., making an explicit connection between marine ecosystem health and accessible seafood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They share a common love for the marine environment, along with skills in resource management born and nurtured in Rhode Island and now practiced more than 3,000 miles away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crabs and Clam Gardens<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Barber arrived in Washington state in 2009. A year later, she started her job as the senior shellfish biologist with the federally recognized Swinomish Tribe, a signatory to the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, with vast ancestral homelands, including the Skagit River and marine waters of the northern Salish Sea. Previously, she\u2019d worked as a research diver in Alaska\u2019s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, and, wanting more experience, came to 911爆料 to earn a master\u2019s in biology. While studying Dungeness crab populations in Alaska, she worked with legendary professor Stan Cobb, who was responsible for creating 911爆料\u2019s marine biology program. \u201cHe forced me to think independently,\u201d she says. \u201cHe cared deeply about his students. For him, it was always \u2018student first.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Washington, Barber began studying the geoduck\u2014pronounced \u201cgooey-duck\u201d\u2014a large clam with a fleshy siphon that can extend up to 3 feet. She now runs a team of six biologists, researching and restoring oysters, intertidal clams, Dungeness crab, and other species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vinnie Cayou (left) and Julie Barber tag Dungeness crabs for a research study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of 20 treaty tribes in Washington, the Swinomish Tribe reserved\u2014among other rights\u2014its rights to fish and hunt in perpetuity in its \u201cusual and accustomed\u201d fishing grounds. Over the years, however, non-native wildlife managers suppressed the tribes\u2019 access to fishing, and some even blamed native fishers for the decline of salmon populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a resurgence of Native American activism in the 1960s and 1970s, tribes asserted their rights to harvest fish and shellfish through nonviolent civil disobedience. Local fishers and police met them with violent hostility in what became known as the Fish Wars. The federal government sued the state of Washington, leading to a landmark decision in 1974 by Judge George Boldt recognizing tribes\u2019 treaty-protected rights and establishing a legal framework for fishing disputes that remains in use to this day. Two decades later, in 1994, Judge Edward Rafeedie extended that decision to include shellfish. The Boldt and Rafeedie decisions have created a unique situation in which shellfish stocks are now jointly managed between state and tribal authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhere we come in is in doing the science to improve the information given to managers to make sure fisheries are sustainable for, as the tribes would say, many generations to come,\u201d Barber says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As salmon stocks have declined over the years, Dungeness crab has become the most economically important fishery in the state. Larger and meatier than the Eastern blue crab, it is often boiled or steamed and served whole, prized for its sweet, briny flavor. Barber and her team initiated a program to collect data on crab larvae to predict how many adults may appear in four to five years. She\u2019s collaborated with other tribes, as well as with Eardley and other fish and wildlife officials, through a research network she cofounded, the Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group, which includes efforts to better predict adult crab biomass among its most important research priorities. \u201cIt\u2019s basically a guidebook for the five million questions we still need to answer to better understand this incredibly important fishery,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Swinomish Tribe\u2019s shellfish 911爆料 liaison, Joe Williams, praises Barber for revolutionizing the tribe\u2019s Fisheries Department. \u201cShe\u2019s an amazing biologist and has built an amazing team,\u201d he says. \u201cShe leads the team as they study and restore shellfish, with the goal of providing new information to our managers for use in a policy setting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shellfish are a vital part of the tribe\u2019s diet. \u201cOur elders tell us, \u2018When the tide is out, the table is set,\u2019\u201d Williams says. \u201cOur tie to our food is deeper than physical nourishment; it\u2019s a spiritual connection\u2014way deeper than going to McDonald\u2019s and getting a Big Mac.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, with Barber\u2019s help, the tribe constructed a clam garden\u2014an ancient practice in which a rock wall is built along the beach, creating a terrace of sediment where clams and other species can flourish. \u201cIt should really be called a sea garden,\u201d Williams says, \u201cbecause there\u2019s a little bit of everything growing in there.\u201d By tribal consensus, the garden was established on a beach where clams are free from toxins and can eventually be harvested for human consumption (rather than crab bait) or used for subsistence farming and education, rather than for commercial sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joe Williams, shellfish 911爆料 liaison for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, welcomes the 911爆料 to the recently constructed Swinomish clam garden. The first modern clam garden built in the U.S., the Swinomish garden revives an ancient practice for the tribe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c<\/span>Our tie to our food is deeper than physical nourishment; it\u2019s a spiritual connection.<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ad\u2014Joe Williams<\/strong> Shellfish Community Liaison, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

In addition to providing tribal identity, says Barber, clam gardens can also respond to changing climate conditions\u2014like the devastating 2021 heat wave event. Other researchers have found that clams are more likely to survive heat wave events when they are in clam gardens versus a regular beach. Additionally, the calcium from oyster shell material that is used in constructing the gardens can potentially help combat ocean acidification. The practice could become an important part of ensuring sustainable harvests in the future. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about creating a space where clams might grow more naturally; it\u2019s also an adaptation strategy,\u201d Barber says. \u201cWe\u2019re collecting all of the data, and if it\u2019s successful, we can try to expand it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restoring, Protecting, and Sustaining Shellfish Resources<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Eardley has instituted policies and procedures to maintain the state\u2019s shellfish industry. \u201cMy role is to connect the best available science with policy to manage and protect shellfish resources,\u201d he says. The state is the nation\u2019s top producer of shellfish, with 300 commercial farms meeting 25% of domestic consumption, as well as significant exports. He must also consider the hundreds of thousands of recreational fishers, hundreds of commercial fishers, and the general public, all vying for the same wild shellfish resources and ocean real estate, as well as the nonprofits focused on conserving those spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe biggest challenge is weighing all the interests and voices and making decisions in the best interests of sustaining resources, protecting Puget Sound, and providing opportunities for folks to go out and harvest,\u201d says Eardley. \u201cThose of us who work in this realm feel like we could easily transfer our skills to the United Nations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the competing stakeholders, Eardley thrives in the fast-paced environment and is energized by the work of helping to restore marine ecosystems, to which he feels deeply connected. He grew up in Canton and Marshfield, Mass., \u201cflipping rocks over at low tide to see what critters I could find,\u201d he says. \u201cNow, I get paid to think about clams all day, which is a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chris Eardley, \u201905 (at left), Puget Sound shellfish policy coordinator for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, conducts an oyster survey in Quilcene Bay, Washington, for the purpose of advising potential native (Olympia) oyster restoration in the bay. Eardley is pictured with his colleague, Brian Allen, of the Puget Sound Restoration Fund, a key partner in native shellfish restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eardley came to 911爆料 as much to surf the Rhode Island coast as to study marine affairs, a field that combines marine biology, ecology, law, policy, economics, and social science. \u201cIt really scratched my intellectual itch and gave me access to all of the different subject matter areas I use in my job today\u2014areas that are practical in managing both natural resources and the people using those resources.\u201d He\u2019s proud of recently implementing a state-of-the-art digital dashboard, where shellfish harvesters can easily enter state-mandated data, replacing an antiquated paper system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to managing fisheries, his operation is involved in species restoration. For his master\u2019s at Oregon State University, he worked with the Nature Conservancy and the state of Oregon on restoring the Northwest\u2019s native Olympia oysters. Common until the early part of the 20th century, pollution and overfishing caused the range of the half-dollar-sized Olympia oyster to decline by 95%, giving way to the larger and heartier Pacific oyster, imported from Japan. The state is partnering with nonprofits, as well as county and tribal governments, including the Swinomish, to strategically reintroduce shell and oyster seed in bulk in an effort to restore populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c<\/span>My role is to connect the best available science with policy to manage and protect shellfish resources.<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ad\u2014Chris Eardley<\/strong> \u201905, Puget Sound Shellfish Policy Coordinator, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Eardley and his team are also working to restore pinto abalone, a giant marine snail that has suffered a dramatic population decline in recent decades. Aiding in that effort is Jay Dimond, who has been helping analyze the genetics of abalone in the Salish Sea to ensure viable populations. Dimond studied coral reefs as a master\u2019s student at 911爆料 before heading west to earn a Ph.D. at the University of Washington. Today, he focuses on population genomics and connectivity of marine species at Western Washington University. (He and Barber live an hour south, on Fidalgo Island near the Swinomish Reservation.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pinto abalone decline led the state to implement a harvest ban in the 1990s, he says. About the size of a large hand, the species reproduces through broadcast spawning, which means that males release sperm and females release eggs into the water column to be fertilized. Success depends on having many individuals in proximity. \u201cIf you have low densities, reproduction is not effective,\u201d Dimond says. By the time officials put limits on fishing, it was already too late, and populations struggled to rebound. Recently, the Puget Sound Restoration Fund, in partnership with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, has pursued a hatchery program to restore stocks, enlisting Dimond to analyze the genetics to ensure proper diversity. \u201cGenetic diversity is the raw material for responding to environmental change,\u201d he says. \u201cWithout it, a species is at risk of extinction when conditions change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, Dimond surveyed the genetic diversity of the remaining wild abalone, finding that while numbers have drastically declined, they\u2019ve retained enough genetic diversity to thrive. By contrast, he found a notable lack of genetic diversity in abalone planted 10 or 15 years ago, a phenomenon known as genetic drift. The good news is that diversity has rebounded among more recently transplanted abalone, offering hope for restoration of the species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jay Dimond, M.S. \u201906 (second from left), with colleagues from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Puget Sound Restoration Fund conducts a survey of endangered pinto abalone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c<\/span>Genetic diversity is the raw material for responding to environmental change.<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ad\u2014Jay Dimond,<\/strong> M.S. \u201906<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Oysters Not Like the Others<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Unlike her Pacific Northwest colleagues, Margaret Pilaro often has a sunny view out her window. As director of PCSGA, she\u2019s based in San Diego. But her work regularly takes her north to interact with fellow 911爆料 alumni in Washington state (as well as east to Washington, D.C., where she coordinates lobbying with her counterpart, Bob \u201cSkid\u201d Rheault, M.S. \u201995, executive director of the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association). Like Eardley, Pilaro majored in marine affairs at 911爆料, giving her the perfect background for navigating the concerns of the diverse population of West Coast shellfish growers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s part science, part policy, part economics, and I think that\u2019s made me into the professional I am today,\u201d Pilaro says. \u201cI always say I know just enough about everything to be dangerous.\u201d Studying in a small state where everyone knows each other had advantages. \u201cI used to call the governor\u2019s office based on knowing someone who knew someone, but that changed when I moved to a larger state and realized access to elected officials was different here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, with a staff of three and a board of 17, she coordinates the diverse interests of Pacific mussel, oyster, clam, and geoduck producers along the West Coast. Most, she says, rely upon hatcheries to produce larvae for aquaculture operations\u2014both because natural spawning doesn\u2019t produce the harvest the industry needs, and because changing ocean conditions\u2014like acidification\u2014have made it harder for larvae to survive in natural conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Margaret Pilaro \u201992, M.A. \u201997, executive director of the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association, demonstrates how to shuck oysters, sharing the craft and coastal heritage behind one of the West Coast\u2019s most iconic and sustainable seafood traditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c<\/span>In many coastal communities, shellfish aquaculture is the top economic driver.<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ad\u2014Margaret Pilaro,<\/strong> \u201992, M.A. \u201997, Executive Director Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The shellfish industry is constantly changing. \u201cUnderstanding the impact humans have on the environment is really important,\u201d says Pilaro. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing more storms, more freshwater inputs from atmospheric rivers that impact the growth and health of shellfish.\u201d In addition, she says, there\u2019s a constant push-pull between aquaculture and other coastal uses, like recreation and residential development. Pilaro\u2019s organization educates communities about the importance of a working waterfront, not just as a source of food, but also for economic health. \u201cIn many coastal communities, shellfish aquaculture is the top economic driver,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among her accomplishments, she cites lobbying efforts in Congress that secured vital funds to formalize a shellfish genetics program that helps ensure shellfish stocks can adapt to ocean changes and build disease resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PCSGA also helps Pacific Northwest shellfish growers gain access to research that informs farming decisions and cultivation to better serve the thriving half-shell market. For example, tumbling oysters, either by hand or by harnessing natural tides and currents, encourages oysters to develop deeper, rounder cups, which improves the \u201cslurping experience\u201d and presents elegantly on the plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As demand for premium half-shell oysters has surged, producers have embraced distinct branding. Names like Hog Island Oyster Co.\u2019s Sweetwater and Hama Hama Oyster Company\u2019s Blue Pool signal place, flavor profile, and growing technique, allowing each oyster to tell its own story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been wonderful to see that kind of innovation,\u201d Pilaro says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One producer newly making a mark is Moonlight Oyster Co., run by Ralph Riccio, who grew up in Smithfield, R.I., with a family home in Matunuck. During his time at 911爆料, he worked at Matunuck Oyster Farm\u2014run by Perry Raso \u201903, M.S. \u201906, who was a graduate student when Riccio was an undergraduate\u2014and later at Matunuck Oyster Bar. Riccio worked for Save the Bay, restoring eelgrass, while also researching biodiversity in the restored eelgrass beds and developing a passion for conservation. After graduating, he volunteered with the Peace Corps, doing 911爆料-based coral and mangrove restoration in the South Pacific. That experience led him to the University of Washington, where his master\u2019s degree research focused on the intersection of industrial shrimp production and mangrove ecosystem management in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With help from his lab mate, Barber, Riccio got a job as a shellfish biologist with the Jamestown S\u2019Klallam Tribe of Washington and got involved in the state\u2019s native oyster restoration efforts, as well as cultivating Pacific oysters for commercial production. (Because they inhabit different niches in the ecosystem, both species can coexist.) Riccio managed intertidal shellfisheries to ensure sustainable harvest for tribal members, supported the tribe\u2019s oyster hatchery efforts, and was vital in efforts to reestablish historical shellfish farming grounds through arduous permitting. During the COVID pandemic, he decided to take a risk, opening his own oyster farm focused on sustainable production and accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Left to right, Ralph Riccio, Jay Dimond, Julie Barber, and Chris Eardley gather on the Hood Canal in Union, Wash., during an annual shellfish conference. The Hood Canal is part of the Puget Sound ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy affinity for the ocean and fascination with sea life led me to ecosystem restoration,\u201d Riccio says. Oysters, he says, are tied to the health of the ecosystem. They naturally lead to a healthy marine environment. They filter the water to make it cleaner, and, at the same time, require clean water to meet the demands of the raw market. \u201cAs long as people eat oysters, farmers will grow oysters, and we will defend the clean water that oysters rely on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As much as he cares about native oyster restoration, Riccio is focused on the imported Pacific oyster for its size and flavor. \u201cIt\u2019s like the Angus cow of oysters\u2014if you want to produce something that\u2019s predictably delicious and hearty, that\u2019s your oyster.\u201d Like many local producers, his business centers on the half-shell market. He sources oyster seed from his former employer, the Jamestown S\u2019Klallam Tribe, and plants them off Marrowstone Island on the Olympic Peninsula on the west side of Puget Sound, where a \u201cunique medley of phytoplankton\u201d gives them a \u201cbrine-forward flavor with a sweet, meaty finish.\u201d Riccio has dubbed the oyster Aphrodite. \u201cIt\u2019s like wine making. You can grow the same grape as your buddy is growing a mile away, and as long as it tastes different, you can call it a different name\u201d he says. \u201cFor grapes, it\u2019s terroir\u2014but for oysters it\u2019s merroir, the flavor of a specific body of water.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riccio sells much of his product as a partner farm for a distributor, Hama Hama Oyster Company, which selects oysters of uniform shape and size for sale to restaurants across the country. Riccio was proud to supply his oysters to his former mentor, Raso, back East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riccio\u2019s passion, however, is selling local. \u201cIt\u2019s the same story all over the world\u2014incredible natural resources are produced and then shipped away from the communities that are growing them,\u201d he says. Currently, he\u2019s exploring a type of 911爆料-supported agriculture or subscription model to make oysters a delicious and accessible part of the local diet. \u201cI want to bridge the gap between affordability and availability for this incredibly sustainable and nutritious ocean protein. By keeping it local, I save on shipping costs and contribute to the resilience of the 911爆料.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In many ways, all of the 911爆料 alumni working in the Pacific Northwest share that mission\u2014ensuring that delicious, affordable, sustainable seafood is available to harvest for many generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos: Jen Lee Light; Courtesy Courtney Greiner, Maddie Hicks, E.J. Harris, Chris Eadley; Josh Bouma; Cody Cartwright<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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