An unremarkable thing happened in a remarkable way during the recently ended oyster season in the Chesapeake Bay. Some Virginia watermen harvested bivalves from public oyster grounds in the ...

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

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — It’s been just over two years since 10 On Your Side’s Andy Fox brought attention to a large mountain of concrete in Virginia Beach. PREVIOUS: Concrete mountain near ...

Maryland is finishing oyster reseeding in the Manokin River, the last of 10 rivers targeted in Maryland and Virginia -- ...

ROCKPORT, Texas — "Sink Your Shucks" is an initiative that started in 2009 with Harte Research Institute leaders. It's a way they recycle oyster shells. However, like most things during the pandemic, ...

Three acres of concrete once used as decking for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge will become home to 3 million baby oysters. “Concrete and oysters go pretty good together,” said Martin Gary, a fisheries ...

FOLLY BEACH — The teardrop-shaped oyster shell didn't look like the others shells on the beach. The concrete-like limestone encrusting it was at least 3 million years old. Ashby Gale realized the ...

As the weather warms and the promise of sunny skies draws closer, we’ll soon be taking full advantage of our gardens and outdoor living areas. And that means there’s no better time than now to create ...

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J.–Every year, hungry restaurant patrons slurp down fat, juicy oysters, their greyish-white shells cast aside with little thought. But here on this picturesque barrier island, ...

ON LAKE ATHANASIO, La. (AP) — If you slurp oysters from the half-shell in New Orleans, you may be doing more than satisfying a culinary craving: You could be helping to construct reefs that ...