Grand Isle off-bottom oysters, Oysters with Bayou Verde Mignonette, and Peche Fried Oyster Salad There’s a new direction in a centuries-old industry. In this episode of Louisiana Coastal Cooking ...

Farming oysters has always been a gamble, said Peter Vujnovich, a third-generation on-bottom harvester based in Port Sulphur, La. Oyster farmers can lose big after a storm, he said.

Alternately pitched as premium or “handmade” Louisiana oysters, they’re the result of off-bottom cultivation, a type of oyster farming that’s more closely guided and labor intensive than ...

Acme Oyster House now serves off-bottom oysters at all its locations, and Drago’s Seafood Restaurant serves them at its locations in New Orleans, Metairie and Baton Rouge, and periodically as a ...

Acme Oyster House now serves off-bottom oysters at all its locations, and Drago’s Seafood Restaurant serves them at its locations in New Orleans, Metairie and Baton Rouge, and periodically as a ...

So, in 2020, we ordered a small first round of seed along with bottom cages and put them out in front of our home. A year later, we decided to change course and go after the suspended longline ...

Mr. Melancon spent most of his life farming oysters the old-fashioned way on his 65-foot steel-bottom boat, My Melanie. That changed when he learned about a new type of oyster farming being tested ...

Although high quality oyster farming has become Sarah’s passion, her determination to have the business contribute to protecting the natural resources is just as strong.