Calcium plays a crucial role in plant growth but often gets forgotten by gardeners. Here’s why you should be supplementing ...

"If the trial is successful, this method has sustainable potential for creating larger sustainable oyster reefs in the Humber ...

By secreting layers of aragonite and conchiolin, the same substances that are in its calcium carbonate shell, the mollusc creates a material called nacre, commonly known as mother-of-pearl. The oyster ...

WELLFLEET — Two 5-foot-tall piles of spent oyster shells sit in a corner of Wellfleet’s garbage and recycling center, baking in the hot summer sun. The approximately 25,000 pounds of bivalves ...

South Carolina does not enforce specific oyster harvesting methods, but it encourages harvesters to cull in place, meaning the harvester breaks off and leaves dead shell and smaller oysters on the ...

Louisiana's only large-scale oyster shell recycling program is expanding to Baton Rouge, helping to create more living shorelines instead of landfill pileup. Through the initiative run by the ...

Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. The oyster or mussel slowly ...

Growing up on Taiwan's west coast where mollusc farming is popular, Eddie Wang saw discarded oyster shells transformed from waste to function -- a memory that inspired him to create a unique and ...

Growing up on Taiwan’s west coast where mollusk farming is popular, Eddie Wang saw discarded oyster shells transformed from waste to function — a memory that inspired him to create a unique and ...

However, there’s another important macronutrient that can often be overlooked by gardeners: calcium. Just as calcium is important for human bone health, this mineral helps plants to grow and ...