The Clean Water Pod

Season 2, Episode 4:

Oysters: Redefining New Hampshire's Restoration and Restaurant Scenes

Join podcast host Jeff Berckes as we explore the Clean Water Act!

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Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by USFWS.

Great Bay is a large flooded inland estuary, located along New Hampshire’s coast, and part of the U.S. EPA’s National Estuaries Program. The bay is a recreational resource and recreational fishery, home to a growing oyster aquaculture which supports water quality improvements. In this episode, host Jeff Berckes speaks with environmental scientists, a shellfish farmer, and a chef that prioritizes locally-sourced food – like Great Bay oysters – to explore the impacts of nutrient reductions to the Great Bay Estuary.

About our guests:


Ted Diers is assistant director of the Water Division at the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.


Dr. Kalle Matso serves as the director of the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP), which is affiliated with the University of New Hampshire.


Jay Baker is the founder and owner of Fat Dog Shellfish Company, located in Great Bay, New Hampshire.


Evan Mallett is the owner and chef of Black Trumpet Restaurant & Bar, located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.



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About the Clean Water Pod

Through perspectives and stories from across the country, the “Clean Water Pod” explores the challenges and successes of restoring and protecting water quality. Season two of the podcast focuses on nutrient related success stories.


This podcast is funded by a grant through the U.S. EPA and produced by Flip the Field and NEIWPCC.

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NEIWPCC is collecting and producing stories highlighting Clean Water Act 303(d) program successes as part of an EPA grant. Contact Livia Graham to learn more about opportunities to share your success stories.

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