Amid a significant global decline in wild oysters, a limited oyster harvest ... serve as a habitat for fish and crabs and can protect underwater vegetation and waterfront communities from waves ...

"My dad is 75, and he's like, 'In 50 years, it's all going to be underwater ... For example, Hanagriff said farmed oysters generally grow faster than wild oysters. That's due to a lot of factors.

Nearby, kids peered down at the seabed using underwater ... oysters people had collected from the seabed then went on to be shucked and cooked. They were served au gratin, with wild flavor ...

However, the "R" month rule advises seafood lovers that the best time to eat wild-caught oysters is during the ... shoreline habitats like marshes and underwater grasses susceptible to erosion ...

Fiala said the collapse sparked fear that the debris would stir up sediment and smother the oysters. But, fortunately, underwater surveying shows the oysters are alive and thriving. More than ...

In decades past, oysters were plentiful and (relatively) cheap — a good combination for bar food. “Historically, Americans would consume a lot of wild oysters, and because they were so ...

We're taking a small fraction of the oysters that are growing naturally on the banks, and then moving them to create a new oyster reef somewhere else,” Andy Hollis with SCDNR said. Wild oysters ...