S2 EP 40: Shattering the Gulf Oyster Myth: The Oyster Bros and the Rise of Texas Mariculture
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Kevin Cox interviews David Aparicio about the rise of oyster mariculture in Texas and the impact of The Oyster Bros.
Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! In this episode of OYSTER-ology, Kevin sits down with David Aparicio, co-founder of The Oyster Bros, one of the pioneering forces behind modern, off-bottom oyster aquaculture in Texas. Raised on shrimp boats that ranged from Brownsville to the Florida Keys, David never imagined oysters would become his future—until Texas legalized oyster mariculture and a brand-new frontier opened in the Gulf. What follows is a candid, deeply grounded conversation about le...
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