oyster culture

Commander Davidson Bullock has never given much credence to the superstitions surrounding the Chesapeake Bay. But when Treacher Fink's crew of oyster pirates threaten the livelihood of the residents of Blood's Haven, Bullock will have to face the spirits and magic surrounding the legends he never believed in before in order to stop the pirates before they control the sea and everything in it.

Discusses the discovery of one of the last pristine beds of Olympic oysters on a remote beach in British Columbia, examines the importance of oysters and other shellfish to the ecological health of the world's seas, explores the history of dependence on shellfish and the coast, and looks at what is being done to restore and protect native shellfish populations.