Whether you like eating them raw or steamed, with a dash of hot sauce or lemon, oysters are a staple of the N.C. coast.

At the Shellfish Research Hatchery, officials are hoping to 'breed' oysters that can help farmers deal with a series of ...

Mississippi oystermen can't seem to catch a break. Over the years, the industry has been damaged by Hurricane Katrina, cheap imports, high gas prices and the perception that gulf oysters weren't safe ...

And because of all the organic material that accumulates in the reefs, oysters themselves might also help to absorb some of ...

Rod Beresford says water temperature and salinity appear to play a role in MSX's impacts on oysters, with mortality rates ...

Florida's Apalachicola Bay oyster industry collapsed in 2013 due to overharvesting, pollution, and reduced freshwater flow. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are being used to model environmental ...