A new study has shed light on how oysters help remove planet-heating carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The results make a strong case for oyster farming as a viable way to cool down the Earth and ...

Georgia’s oyster industry is being slowly revived through sustainable aquaculture after historic overharvesting collapsed wild populations, with new farms like Tybee Oyster Company supplying ...

Charleston oysterman Thomas Bierce holds up two oyster shells. The first has been washed, tumbled and grated while the other has been plucked naturally from the water in a cluster. “They respond to ...

Many researchers are looking toward aquaculture as a way to reduce carbon, while also producing food. Yet, in some cases, it is unclear whether these methods offer a way to reduce carbon or if they're ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Four years ago, an oyster farm didn't exist in Texas until a local man made it his mission to find a way to produce delicious oysters while conserving the ecosystem. From ...

It’s a little after 9 a.m. on a Sunday in October and Meta Mesdag is in an open-air skiff traveling at 27 knots toward the Salty Lady Seafood Co. farm. It’s 34 degrees and gray with favorable sea ...

With help from Nat Geo, CU Boulder alumnus Markos Scheer expands kelp farm to include oysters, and he touts the economic and environmental benefits of the venture University of Colorado Boulder ...

The growth of oyster farming operations in South Carolina's coastal waters on balance is a good thing, as this emerging new fishery holds the promise of positive additions to the state's economy and ...

It's a tide-to-table operation at Swell Oyster Co. and the Shuck Shack in Hampton, serving up delicious shellfish while helping the environment.At their nursery site in Hampton Harbor, oysters grow ...

Tasmania’s east coast is rugged, raw, and unapologetically beautiful—a place where granite mountains meet immaculate seas, yielding some of the world’s most celebrated seafood and produce. It’s a ...