Around this time every year, Elspeth talks with a local farmer or gardener about ordering seeds for the upcoming growing ...

Soon, there were outbreaks of typhoid and other diseases, and many oyster beds had to be closed. Hard winters and new diseases killed off many of the remaining native oysters and gave the ...

European native oyster ecosystems have been classified as a "collapsed" species, after an assessment of historical and ecological data revealed it has faced extreme decimation. The mollusk species ...

More than 140 shellfish reef locations were identified, which covered about 2,630 square kilometers of the state's coastal waters—including approximately 887 sq km of former native oyster reefs ...

There are just a few shellfish growing operations in South Carolina. But this growing industry might be a critical part of SC ...

Maui has two species of native oysters — pearl oysters and the native Hawaiian oysters. Native oysters are only about a couple inches in size, which are much smaller than the Pacific oysters ...

He ate dozens upon dozens of oysters, both raw and cooked, while reporting this story. Feb. 4, 2025 For oyster lovers, there is nothing like New Orleans. The stylistic variety of raw oyster bars ...

Oyster Restoration Company launches new solution for faster recovery of oyster reefs. Each "Rapid Reef" system contains ...

Restoration efforts aimed at bringing once thriving oyster beds back to life in the Cromarty Firth look set to take a step ...