Nine million baby oysters were funneled off a boat with a splash into the Severn River recently, populating an oyster reef in an effort to help the Chesapeake Bay’s ecosystem.

Oyster beds are critical to a healthy ocean, because they filter water, prevent erosion and provide a home for an estimated ...

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Council Member Lou Imbroto, Clerk Richard LaMarca, and Receiver of Taxes Jeff Pravato took to the Sound on Tuesday, Sept. 24, to deposit the remaining ...

Virginia Beach Oyster Gardening Seminar II: 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 2 For more information about the foundation or how to foster a baby oyster this summer, click here.

The “coastal ecosystem engineers” are thriving in man-made reefs of concrete and recycled shells that protect coastlines here ...

"The baby oysters are the spat set on the shell. Then we sail away to Fort Carroll, where we are building the oyster sanctuary and have been since 1997." So what is the success rate of that?

LEWES, Del. — After more than two years of development, the University of Delaware has begun distributing baby oysters from its new hatchery in Lewes. This state-of-the-art program is set ...

In the Hamptons, gourmet stores cater to shoppers who don’t really worry what things cost. The shops meet the need for lobster salad, caviar and pink oyster mushrooms.

Nine million baby oysters were funneled off a boat with a splash into the Severn River recently, populating an oyster reef in an effort to help the Chesapeake Bay’s ecosystem.