Freshly-caught live oysters, fin de claires, on sale at food market at La Reole in Bordeaux region of France

Freshly-caught live oysters, fin de claires, on sale at food market at La Reole in Bordeaux region of France

Live oysters, Huitres Normandes, from North Atlantic on sale at farmers market in Normandy, France

Live Black-Lipped Pearl Oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) living on Haloha Reef off Maui; Maui, Hawaii, United States of America