Oyster habitats have declined by 50% in the Gulf of Mexico due in part to coastal development and hurricanes, Texas officials say.

These programs expand the number of nitrogen-filtering mollusks growing in our waterways with the help of volunteers.

Looking for a new way to get involved in her community, Maliagros said she found herself flipping through the local newspaper, where she found a piece on Dalimonte’s oyster seeding project.

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission will reopen the oyster season in designated ...

As the state's wild oyster population continues to face challenges, shellfish farmers like Chris Matteo, owner of Chadwick Creek Oysters and Seed Nursery in Bayboro near New Bern, are stepping up.

Left untouched, the restored reefs will serve as "small islands of reef" closed to harvest, seeding other harvested reefs in the area, Olsen said. The end goal is a more robust oyster population ...