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.

There are baby oysters in the Raritan Bay, and that's reason to celebrate. Why? A single oyster can filter 50 gallons of water per day, so a growing population is good news for the 108-square-mile ...

On the other hand, higher salinity tends to boost oyster reproduction and that doesn’t seem to have occurred, either. Tarnowski said that the number of spat seen in the survey to that point “hasn’t ...

Much of the state's approximately 48,000 remaining acres of oyster reefs, essential to... State considers life raft for beleaguered oysters Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

We're living in a golden age for oysters. Just two decades ago, an ostreophile would have thought him or herself lucky to choose among a handful of options; today, in the U.S. alone, hundreds of ...

Even if the North Atlantic Oscillation does influence oyster reproduction and survival, Colden said, fisheries managers need to work on what they can do to maintain and rebuild the population. “You ...

As shucking season begins, the forecast for Chesapeake Bay oysters is worrisome. Record rainfall has made the water less salty — and oysters need salt to thrive. Harvesters may find fewer of … ...

Md. Oyster Population, Reproduction Up For Second Year. April 11, 2013 / 5:08 PM ...