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Oyster beds are critical to a healthy ocean, because they filter water, prevent erosion and provide a home for an estimated ...
Farmers on the Oregon Coast are struggling to stay afloat as water acidity rises and oyster population falters. The Pacific ...
Fishermen have taken oysters out of the Long Island Sound off Connecticut for generations. But Todd Koehnke and Tim Macklin ...
Explore New Hampshire’s oyster farming scene with Laura Brown of Fox Point Oysters and chef Evan Hennessey, where ...
A cargo ship lying at the bottom of the sea off the Belgian coast has been fitted with a new treasure chest: a stash of rare ...
Far removed from the menus of seafood restaurants, oysters also have a supremely practical use as prolific water filters -- with an adult able to process up to 50 gallons (190 liters) each day.
Rice’s company is developing the Solar Oyster Production System (SOPS), a solar-powered oyster farming barge that would allow aquaculture operations to grow oysters in deeper water.
When water temperature rises, the oyster is able to grow faster if there's sufficient food -- algae -- in the water. When the water temperature drops below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, ...
The Apalachicola River -- which carries water more than 300 miles from Georgia's Lake Lanier into the bay, providing the delicate balance of fresh water and salt water that oysters need to thrive ...
Native oysters in North America occur from Atlantic Canada down the East Coast of the U.S. into the Gulf of Mexico. They have ...
Oyster beds were once bountiful in the bays of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, ... Working on a pivot point, an oyster tong is used to scrape and capture oysters off shallow-water oyster beds.