First check out these Northern Lights in Sitka! It’s usually too cloudy—but we got the full experience this week.
In this episode we explore if oysters—those cuddly, delicious bivalves—are vegan. It’s an interesting debate which teaches us about oyster anatomy, oyster farming and more.
Here are some vocab words and links!Vocab!
* Animal liberation (Peter Singer)
* Dead Zones
* Nitrogen
* Oyster dredging
* Oyster sauce (vegan alternatives)
* Ostroveganism
* Phil Collins / Genesis: In Concert
* Phosphorous
* Scallops
* Selenium
* Speciesism / speciesist
* Vegan
* Vitamin B-12
* Zinc
Links!
Oyster Habitat, Farming & Anatomy
Oyster Reef Habitat – NOAA Fisherieshttps://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation/oyster-reef-habitat
Sustainable Pacific Oyster Farming – NOAA Fisherieshttps://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/sustainable-pacific-oyster-farming
Oyster Life Cycle & Anatomy – Florida State University Marine Labhttps://marinelab.fsu.edu/absi/community-engagement/aboutoyster/lifecycle_anatomy/
Environmental Benefits of Shellfish Aquaculture – Connecticut Dept. of Agriculturehttps://portal.ct.gov/doag/aquaculture1/aquaculture/environmental-benefits-of-shellfish-aquaculture?language=en_US
Do Oysters Feel Pain? / Sentience & Biology
Do Oysters Feel Pain? – Biology Stack Exchangehttps://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/77246/do-oysters-feel-pain
Somewhere Between (On Animal Sentience)https://metazoan.net/61-somewhere-between/
Do Oysters Feel Pain? – The Naked Scientistshttps://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/do-oysters-feel-pain
Bivalve Nervous Systems & Behavior (Scientific Paper – PMC)https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3040303/
Blurring the Line Between Plants and Animals – Ask A Biologist (ASU)https://askabiologist.asu.edu/plosable/blurring-line-between-plants-and-animals
Psychological Perspectives on Animal Sentience – Frontiers in Psychology (2022)https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.848434/full
Biology of Mollusks – National Academies of Scienceshttps://www.nationalacademies.org/read/10796/chapter/5#63
Veganism, Ostroveganism & Ethics
“Oysters Are Vegan – Change My Mind” (Reddit Debate)https://www.reddit.com/r/DebateAVegan/comments/n3zm6x/oysters_are_vegan_change_my_mind/
Oyster Mushrooms vs Oysters – Ethical Debate (Reddit)https://www.reddit.com/r/DebateAVegan/comments/oxggaq/whats_more_ethical_oyster_mushrooms_or_oysters/
Is It OK to Eat Oysters? (Reddit Discussion)https://www.reddit.com/r/DebateAVegan/comments/zkybd2/i_think_its_ok_to_eat_oysters/
It’s OK for Vegans to Eat Oysters – Slatehttps://slate.com/human-interest/2010/04/it-s-ok-for-vegans-to-eat-oysters.html
Definition of Veganism – The Vegan Societyhttps://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism
Scallops
Are Scallops Vegan? – VICEhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/are-scallops-vegan/
Nutrition: B-12, Zinc, Selenium & Health
Vitamin B12 in Aquatic Foods – ScienceDirect (Aquaculture Journal)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848622008298
Vitamin B-12 Content of Foods – USDA (PDF)https://www.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/files/page-files/Vitamin%20B-12.pdf
Are Oysters Good for You? – WebMDhttps://www.webmd.com/diet/oysters-good-for-you
Oysters, Zinc, and Coronavirus – Gothenburg Healthhttps://www.gothenburghealth.org/oysters-zinc-and-coronavirus
Oysters: Nutrition & Health Benefits – APENutritionhttps://apenutrition.co.uk/blogs/blog/oyster-article?srsltid=AfmBOop9GXgcuJF6OC6DuBeFH2YyqbQnG3orTjH_5R-oWp7WtNeIFR_1
Seasonal Selenium Variations in Mussels and Oysters – ResearchGatehttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/279363258_Seasonal_Selenium_Variations_in_Mussels_and_Oysters_from_a_French_Marine_Farm
Oysters & Pollution / Dead Zones
Oysters and Pollution Tolerance – NOAA Coastal Sciencehttps://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/oysters-can-handle-some-but-not-all-pollution-we-dump-into-the-nations-estuaries-al-com/
Dead Zones in the Chesapeake Bay – Chesapeake Bay Foundationhttps://www.cbf.org/issues/dead-zones/
Animal Rights, Speciesism & Key Figures
Save the Animals – Ingrid Newkirk (Archive.org)https://archive.org/details/saveanimals101ea00newk
Peter Singer Renews Fight for Animal Rights – Princetonhttps://paw.princeton.edu/article/bioethics-professor-peter-singer-renews-his-fight-animal-rights
Animal Liberation – Peter Singer (Archive.org)https://archive.org/details/animalliberation00sing/page/n7/mode/2up
A Conversation with Peter Singer – Nautilushttps://nautil.us/a-conversation-with-animal-rights-pioneer-peter-singer-307372/
Ingrid Newkirk – Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid_Newkirk
Oyster Sauce (Vegan Context)
Is Oyster Sauce Vegan? – PETAhttps://www.peta.org/living/food/oyster-sauce/
Sound & Music References
Boxing Bell “Ding Ding” Sound Effect – Sample Focushttps://samplefocus.com/samples/harsh-boxing-bell-fx?search_id=186079525
Genesis: In Concert – Wikipedia (Phil Collins era)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis:_In_Concert
Jeremiah’s Investigative Reporting Tip of the Day!
How to Get Around Paywalls – Life Pro Tips (Reddit)https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/3o0m7v/lpt_you_can_get_by_the_paywalls_for_online/
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