Furthermore, this benthic-pelagic link helps explain the distribution of adult oyster sizes throughout the estuary. Because a phytoplankton maximum can be maintained by a physical interaction between ...

For 30 years, the shell fishing company Frank M. Flower & Sons held exclusive rights to the plots in Cold Spring and Oyster ...

Oyster shells can create habitat for all kinds of water-cleansing critters. Two brothers — both under 30 — have made it their ...

Pacific oyster habitats supported 2x greater richness and 8x greater biomass of mobile invertebrates (including crabs, worms and snails) compared to other habitats. This means there is a richer ...

Some 30,000 European flat oysters were reintroduced to the estuary ... underwater cameras show they are thriving. The Firth ...