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Re-establishing oyster beds to maximize their ecological benefits New GIS-based tool identifies best locations Date: February 11, 2019 Source: North Carolina State University ...

According to the site, the top choice for all of North Carolina is Ridge Shrimp & Oyster. This Oak Ridge eatery is dedicated ...

The North Carolina coast is particularly vulnerable to climate-related changes, including storm surges, coastal flooding and erosion. Oyster farms could help mitigate the damage, says Erin ...

Can oyster reefs be used to slow coastal erosion? This month, North Carolina researchers will begin testing the hypothesis along a stretch of beach devastated in 2016 by Hurricane Matthew, ...

The state hopes to produce by 2030, $33 million in oyster harvest value, ... North Carolina trying to catch up to Virginia… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ...

Coastal hurricanes are leaving behind toxic algal blooms, a new silent threat to water quality. It is one of three ways that these storms are changing North Carolina for good.

Volunteers build a new oyster reef with recycled shells in the Murrells Inlet creek that will filter 8 million gallons of water in a 12-hour tide cycle.

One oyster is capable of filtering up to 50 gallons of water a day. They also make for really, really important fish habitats. So many animals are using our oyster reefs and our estuaries as a place ...

Farm-raised oysters are leaving a bad taste for some in North Carolina coastal communities who claim the state’s burgeoning shellfish industry is squeezing out traditional tourism-based economies.

The crowd cries “Shuck! Shuck! Shuck!” as he tears into a pile of the NC shellfish. So what is his salty secret technique?

The fisherfolk revival of North Carolina The oysters that cluster more than 300 miles of coastline are bringing in tourists from across the globe. Here, we explore just why the briny shellfish is ...