GRAND ISLE – Not all jewels have the deep green features of emeralds or sparkle of diamonds. Some tumble from algae-coated cages in a rush of rock and shell, briny water splashing alongside them onto ...

Louisiana’s Grand Isle launches “Jewel” oyster brand to promote off-bottom farming $140K LED grant supports marketing and infrastructure development Technique revives oyster farming post-Hurricane Ida ...

GRAND ISLE, La. -- Not all jewels shine deep-green like emeralds or have the sparkle of diamonds. Some tumble from algae-coated cages in a rush of rock and shell, briny water splashing alongside them ...

Off-bottom farms, also called alternative oyster culture, help diversify the industry, which is important as the coastal habitat evolves, Melancon said. They're unlikely to replace conventional oyster ...

This year at Jazz Fest you can get delicious raw slurps of specialty local seafood, and a taste of the changing tide of Louisiana oyster culture, right between the Blues Tent and Jazz Tent at Jazz ...

For several years, an unexplained die-off of farm-raised oysters from the Chesapeake Bay to the Gulf of Mexico has perplexed industry members and the scientific community alike. What they do know: The ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WFXR) — There is a type of farming done under the water. It is called aquaculture, and Virginia is one of the leading states in the United States when it comes to aquaculture ...

Kirk Curole, owner of Bayside Oysters in Grand Isle, shakes the algae off his floating oyster cages. (Elise Plunk/Louisiana Illuminator) GRAND ISLE – Not all jewels have the deep green features of ...