Native oysters in North America occur from Atlantic Canada down the East Coast of the U.S. into the Gulf of Mexico. They have ...

Md. Oyster Population, Reproduction Up For Second Year. April 11, 2013 / 5:08 PM ...

But Casey believes everyone should be recycling oyster shell because it is so important to oyster reproduction. "Everyone likes oysters, to eat them is very chic," he said.

We're living in a golden age for oysters. Just two decades ago, an ostreophile would have thought him or herself lucky to choose among a handful of options; today, in the U.S. alone, hundreds of ...

On the other hand, higher salinity tends to boost oyster reproduction and that doesn’t seem to have occurred, either. Tarnowski said that the number of spat seen in the survey to that point “hasn’t ...

The same survey found above-average oyster reproduction in 2023 thanks in large part to drier weather. But even that can be a mixed blessing as those oyster diseases like more saline waters, too.

As shucking season begins, the forecast for Chesapeake Bay oysters is worrisome. Record rainfall has made the water less salty — and oysters need salt to thrive. Harvesters may find fewer of … ...

After a remarkable year for oyster reproduction in 2023, the survey’s 2024 spatfall intensity index, a measure of reproductive success and potential population growth for oysters, was above the ...

The goal is to achieve a self-sustaining reef through natural oyster reproduction, which was observed for the first time since the project’s inception at Lover’s Point in September 2023.

There's an oyster catching going in the waters of Fort Lauderdale, it's part of a pilot program that aims to help naturally filter polluted waterways.