For oysters, reproduction and survival are challenging. While they produce a lot of larvae, most don’t make it. One oyster can produce up to 20 million larvae in a season.

Oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay are faring well, ... After a remarkable year for oyster reproduction in 2023, the ...

The same survey found above-average oyster reproduction in 2023 thanks in large part to drier weather. But even that can be a mixed blessing as those oyster diseases like more saline waters, too.

After a remarkable year for oyster reproduction in 2023, the survey’s 2024 spatfall intensity index, a measure of reproductive success and potential population growth for oysters, ...

This year, Maryland oyster fishers sold a half million bushels of wild oysters, the most since 1987, and in Virginia around half a million bushels have been consistently harvested annually since ...

The goal is to achieve a self-sustaining reef through natural oyster reproduction, which was observed for the first time since the project’s inception at Lover’s Point in September 2023.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Fall Oyster Survey recorded a remarkable year for juvenile oysters in Maryland waters, finding prolific numbers throughout the Chesapeake Bay.. The ...

Massachusetts Oyster Project seeks to rebuild the commonwealth's oyster ... BUT IT IS THE WILD OYSTER THAT HE ENJOYS TENDING TO MOST. >> I JUST BELIEVE NATURAL REPRODUCTION IS A WONDERFUL THING.

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission extended Virginia’s oyster season due to what could be the largest harvest in 35 years. This season’s harvest could top 300,000 bushels, the highest ...

And while oyster reproduction has been good to excellent the last few years, Colden said, caution is warranted because the fishery has undergone boom and bust cycles in the past.

Oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay are faring well, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ annual Fall Oyster Survey.