oystering
noun
oys·ter·ing
ˈȯi-st(ə-)riŋ 
: the act or business of taking oysters for the market or for food
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Mould has served since his 20s on state advisory committees that help craft rules for oystering and crabbing.
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Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2022
The rule change to suspend oystering has been backed by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the American Sportfishing Association, the National Wildlife Federation, the Florida chapter of the Nature Conservancy and Apalachicola Riverkeeper.
—orlandosentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2020
Nelson said that compared to shrimping, oystering doesn’t require much in the way of specialized equipment, so the buy-in is low.
—al, 3 Jan. 2020
Visiting Suwannee, kids learn about being on the water and where food comes from by fishing, crabbing and oystering.
—Nancy Moreland, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
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Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2022
The rule change to suspend oystering has been backed by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the American Sportfishing Association, the National Wildlife Federation, the Florida chapter of the Nature Conservancy and Apalachicola Riverkeeper.
—orlandosentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2020
Nelson said that compared to shrimping, oystering doesn’t require much in the way of specialized equipment, so the buy-in is low.
—al, 3 Jan. 2020
Visiting Suwannee, kids learn about being on the water and where food comes from by fishing, crabbing and oystering.
—Nancy Moreland, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
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“Oystering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oystering. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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