When Hurricane Ike slammed Galveston in 2008, among the structures that were damaged were some you can't see: underwater oyster reefs. While there have been efforts to restore oyster reefs along the ...

The conveyor belt of volunteers stands in ankle-deep water, passing mesh bags full of emptied oyster shells. The regulars ...

WELLFLEET — Two 5-foot-tall piles of spent oyster shells sit in a corner of Wellfleet’s garbage and recycling center, baking in the hot summer sun. The approximately 25,000 pounds of bivalves have ...

SCDNR’s SCORE program relies on natural resources, technicians like Bryan Luce and a host of volunteers to sort and clean oyster shells from local restaurants Credit: Ferris Kaplan We have to talk ...

For years, Maryland has participated in celebrating National Oyster Day on Aug. 5. Although many gastronomists still encourage oyster consumption in months that end in “R,” this rule has become more ...

February in the Lowcountry means slurping down oysters. In Mount Pleasant, some 8,000 people will flock to Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens to consume about 50,000 pounds of the filter-feeding ...