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 ...

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

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 ...

Pacific oysters constitute 80% of the global oyster trade and were introduced to the UK in 1964 to replace low stocks of the British native oysters. The native variety can be more expensive and ...

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

The Maui Nui Resource Council is exploring the feasibility of using native Hawaiian or Pacific oysters (pictured) to clean Maalaea Harbor. -- Photo courtesy of the Maui Nui Resource Council ...

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 ...

The native oysters were on the small side, admittedly, but it’s still a little larger than your average starter! It was in his play ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ that the Bard coined the phrase.

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