A Palmetto project is restoring oyster reefs to improve water quality and rebuild habitat in the Manatee River.

This oyster shack is built on a raft atop the East China Sea and allows patrons to grill their very own Kujukushima oysters over a live fire. The shack’s website claims the oysters are sterilized ...

Oysters have a solid reputation. They sit quietly on the bottom, pulling algae and excess nutrients out of the water, helping keep coastal bays from turning into green soup. For years, that filtering ...

The blue crab represents Maryland’s culture, economy, and long relationship with the Chesapeake Bay. Its population reflects the health of the bay and the effects of fishing and habitat management.

Domenico Rossi, a fisherman from Torcello, an island near Venice, was 6 years old when he first went fishing with his dad. “I loved everything about it,” he says. “The long days out on the water, the ...

Japanese researchers have described a new species of sea anemone that appears to share a mutually beneficial relationship with hermit crabs. The pale pink sea anemones, now named Paracalliactis ...

STAMFORD — The Crab Shell Restaurant in the Waterside neighborhood of Stamford announced it will close its doors after “36 wonderful years,” according to the restaurant’s Facebook page. The seafood ...

PALATKA, Fla. — After recent complaints about high prices and fewer attractions, the Blue Crab Festival is making a comeback in Palatka, but this time, it’s under new leadership. City officials have ...

PANACEA, Fla. (WCTV) - There was a lot of fun in the sun in Wakulla County for the 48th Annual Blue Crab Festival on Saturday. People lined up at Woolley Park for the celebration with vendors, live ...

Egg-eating worms living on Chesapeake Bay blue crabs may hold the key to smarter fishery management. Once thought to be a threat, these parasites actually serve as natural biomarkers that reveal when ...

Several locals have reported "unusual amounts of dead horseshoe crabs" washing up on Massachusetts beaches in recent days. However, officials say the spectacle is no cause for concern, as they're just ...

GLOUCESTER — The Chesapeake Bay might have a new resident, thanks to warming waters and successful habitat restoration. Blue crabs are the typical catch in local waters. But crabbers on the bay have ...