Oyster farming industry grows in Texas, as wild oysters struggle to rebound | Houston Public...

About a mile off Bolivar Peninsula, near Goat Island, black mesh bags full of oysters from a local oyster farm bob on the waves. From far away, they look like a flock of birds. Commenters on Facebook had some different ideas when they first were installed, according to farm founder Hannah Kaplan.

"It’s an alien landing site, it’s the CIA doing secret research, or it’s a trap for your boats or something like that," she said. "People were very interested in what was going on."