Shucking: The Art of Harvesting Oysters

Shucking: The Art of Harvesting Oysters is a documentary that explores the life of the Oyster from the aerial roots of the Caroni Bird Sanctuary in Trinidad and Tobago to the flambeau lit tables of the Oyster vendor.

Navin Kalpoo of Kalpoo's Ibis Tours gives us a detailed description of the life of an Oyster in the Caroni Bird Sanctuary.

The way some communities use mangroves is by pulling every last crab out of its hole and by slashing mangrove roots to extract oysters growing on them.

These are unsustainable practices that will eventually destroy a resource that can support the wider community, not just the crab catchers but also the oyster harvesters.