MADISON, MD - In their annual 'spatfall intensity index' survey conducted by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Chesapeake Bay is experiencing a remarkable surge in its baby oyster ...

Nine million baby oysters were funneled off a boat with a splash into the Severn River recently, populating an oyster reef in an effort to help the Chesapeake Bay’s ecosystem. The Severn River ...

Someday, Bellport Bay may be Long Island's second oyster bay. That's the dream of a Bellport nonprofit that plans to plant 1 million oysters this year — and 30 million over the next decade — in waters ...

Dominic McAfee receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Sean Connell receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Brittany Williams and Lachlan McLeod do not work for, consult, ...

GET UPDATES SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE. WELL, IF YOU ENJOY OYSTERS, GET READY FOR A WEEK CENTERED ON THE SEAFOOD. TODAY STARTS NATIONAL OYSTER WEEK AND SHELL RECYCLING RESTAURANTS ARE OFFERING DEALS ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — With summer comes the time to highlight oyster restoration in Virginia by fostering a baby oyster, and as a result, helping to save the Chesapeake Bay. According to a release ...

Oysters are a delicacy that many New Englanders savor, but removing their shells from the ocean floor actually harms the environment. Now a first-of-its kind program in Connecticut aims to put tens of ...

It may not be top of mind when you think of protecting our shores from climate change, but oyster reefs are an important natural resource towards that end. And in Alabama, researchers are working to ...

<p><br><P> The program started quietly last year with the state division of correction bringing pre-release inmates down to the Piney Point Aquaculture Center to help restore the Chesapeake Bay oyster ...

Fishermen have taken oysters out of the Long Island Sound off Connecticut for generations. But Todd Koehnke and Tim Macklin have made it their mission to dump millions of old shells back in. Oyster ...