The Chesapeake Bay’s once-moribund oyster industry has been on a roll recently, and last season Maryland watermen hauled in their biggest harvest in 36 years — 623,000 bushels. After an “exceptional” ...

Across the Chesapeake Bay, the wild oyster season is over but it closed last month with some welcome news: The annual survey of baby oysters known as “spat” shows Maryland’s population is hanging in ...

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Chesapeake Bay oysters had another good year in 2024, new Maryland data shows. Oyster reproduction levels were above the median for the fifth straight year, according to the Maryland Department of ...

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Fall Oyster Survey recorded a remarkable year for juvenile oysters in Maryland waters, finding prolific numbers throughout the Chesapeake Bay. The ...

The Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population is still a long way from what it once was, but lately it’s shown signs of a rebound. Maryland and Virginia watermen harvested more of the bivalves in the most ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – For more than a decade, Restore Our Shores has been working to restore oyster reefs in the Indian River Lagoon, a vital estuary along Florida’s east coast. The organization’s ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration is on track to meet 2025 goals, officials announced. The Chesapeake Bay program aims to restore oyster reefs in 10 Chesapeake Bay tributaries and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Marine Resources Commission extended Virginia’s oyster season due to what could be the largest harvest in 35 years. This season’s harvest could top 300,000 bushels, ...