The recommended spending comes about 10 months before a five-year moratorium on oyster harvesting is scheduled to end.

Native oysters grow on reefs containing other shellfish such as razorfish. Photo B Martin (Flinders University)When you slurp ...

When you slurp an exotic Pacific oyster or throw fresh seafood on the BBQ this weekend, spare a thought for our local shellfish reefs—most of which have been destroyed or forgotten.

The collapse of Florida’s oyster reefs serves as a stark reminder of the interconnected challenges we face: freshwater mismanagement, habitat destruction and economic development at odds with ...

During that time, wild oyster harvesting was shut down in Apalachicola Bay. Some believe it was because of over-harvesting and environmental factors. With several oyster reefs closing, Barber says ...

We need oysters in our Bay and rivers. We don’t have enough. But one of the major impediments to restoring oysters is the ...

15. The film dives deep into the causes of the collapse of Florida’s ancient wild oyster reefs and the environmental urgency of saving them. The airing comes at the start of a year when the ...