The Oyster Farmers a feature length documentary centers on coastal life in New Jersey The plight of the oyster offers a keyhole view of human impact on the environment Following the oyster from proliferation to decimation to resurgence the story parallels the presence of the Barnegat Baymen and Baywomen working the water for the last four centuries Through a dynamically fluid visual esthetic the undercurrent of the films driving force an ethos of environmental stewardship flows throughout the film With 90 of seafood imported in the US the sustainable seafood movement both local and global is in the hand of the Oyster Farmers They are bringing the bounty back from seed to farm to plate
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