BEAUFORT, S.C. — Sitting atop the crow’s nest of a small barge, the boat captain shielded his eyes from the July sun and pitched his gaze to the commotion below. The hum of heavy equipment and the ...

Seafood and coastal dining are a given in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. From blue crab, Lowcountry boils and she-crab soup, the options are almost endless. But one item on the menu serves more than ...

For years, Maryland has participated in celebrating National Oyster Day on Aug. 5. Although many gastronomists still encourage oyster consumption in months that end in “R,” this rule has become more ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – In a cross-country effort to replenish the oyster population in Chesapeake Bay, three seafood companies partnered to ship 84 truckloads with millions of Pacific oyster shells ...

Oysters are a delicacy that many New Englanders savor, but removing their shells from the ocean floor actually harms the environment. Now a first-of-its kind program in Connecticut aims to put tens of ...

Oysters are a key part of the CT diet, but the sea creatures face threats to their population. A local nonprofit is making an ...

Emma Romito has never been in the grip of sucking pluff mud or hammered apart oyster clusters on the public shellfish beds in Murrells Inlet. She doesn’t track the tides, know it’s important to rinse ...

NEW ORLEANS -- -- Oysters get shucked and swallowed by the ton in the French Quarter's busy restaurants, and at day's end trash bags dumped on the narrow streets bulge with oyster shells. The pace is ...

Should oyster populations drop because there aren’t enough shells to restore wild populations, it could diminish local fishing economies, drive up oyster prices for restaurants, hurt water quality and ...