Oyster farmer Jules Melancon, who passed away in 2023, was a pioneer in the off-bottom oyster industry. The fourth-generation oysterman turned from traditional dredging to cage farming in response ...

“We really owe a lot of our success today to Mr. Jules Melancon, a multigeneration traditional oyster harvester from Bayou Lafourche who was the first to farm off-bottom oysters in 2012,” said Weldon ...

In 2020, Louisiana Sea Grant allocated $1.8 million to help off-bottom oyster farmers. Ida destroyed one of the newly established aquaculture parks on the island, ...

Off-bottom oyster cages float at Grand Isle on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER; ... Grand Isle opened its first aquaculture park about 10 years ago in Caminada Bay, ...

Armed with a $140,000 grant from the state, parish leaders announced a new branding campaign for cultivated off-bottom oysters. The goal: introduce the world to “Grand Isle Jewels.” ...

Armed with a $140,000 grant from the state, parish leaders announced a new branding campaign for cultivated off-bottom oysters. The goal: introduce the world to “Grand Isle Jewels.” ...

Oyster Bay planted 50,000 adult oysters in town waters this week as part of a national nonprofit program that buys shellfish from local growers and donates them to municipalities to help create ...

Researchers with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science are trying to uncover the cause before it seriously disrupts the state’s burgeoning $60 million oyster aquaculture sector.

Walsh leases about 2 acres of the lagoon from the state which controls the location of oyster reefs. The "off bottom" reefs don't touch the water's base point and protect seagrass and and through ...

Longline aquaculture uses yellow polypropylene rope. To grow oysters this way, you have to splice an oyster shell with seed on it into the rope. As the seeds grow, they form a cluster. “You get this ...

Susan Buckley, Vice President of Food and Beverage Atelier Ace, explained “Back in 2016, sustainable aquaculture practices such as off-bottom oyster farming—where oysters are grown suspended in water ...

In 2020, Louisiana Sea Grant allocated $1.8 million to help off-bottom oyster farmers. Ida destroyed one of the newly established aquaculture parks on the island, ...