The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will maintain its current oyster harvest regulations for the 2025-2026 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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, ...

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.

Scientists seeking to restore New York Harbor’s oyster population are encountering a problem – about half of the bivalves they place in the water die. New York City's waters once teemed with ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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