Mississippi oystermen can't seem to catch a break. Over the years, the industry has been damaged by Hurricane Katrina, cheap imports, high gas prices and the perception that gulf oysters weren't safe ...

Florida's Apalachicola Bay oyster industry collapsed in 2013 due to overharvesting, pollution, and reduced freshwater flow. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are being used to model environmental ...

And the loss of those wild oyster reefs can actually make some climate impacts worse ... or “merroir” (a term similar to the wine world’s terroir) – from the freshwater flow of Lake Okeechobee and the ...

At the Shellfish Research Hatchery, officials are hoping to 'breed' oysters that can help farmers deal with a series of ...

Rod Beresford says water temperature and salinity appear to play a role in MSX's impacts on oysters, with mortality rates ...