A network of oyster nurseries set up to help restore marine habitat have filtered almost half a million bathtubs worth of water in just one year, conservationists say. A scheme to bring the native ...

Though threatened by adverse conditions in the Chesapeake Bay, oysters are filter feeders and may provide a much-needed solution for better water quality. John Smith/Corbis If you’re trying to restore ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Aquarium in Virginia Beach is working on keeping our water as clean as possible through oyster reefs. We visited their marsh overlook with looks out on Owl's Creek.

MAALAEA — A total of 518 caged Pacific oysters were dropped into Maalaea Bay on Friday morning to clean pollutants and harmful bacteria from the ocean in the Valley Isle’s first-ever oyster filtration ...

Oyster lovers who also like protecting the Chesapeake Bay can do so by donating oyster shells to a program that recycles them.The Save Our Shell program is run by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and ...

Last summer, Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC) began a phytoplankton and shellfish monitoring program in Ketchikan as part of the Southeast Alaska Tribal Toxins Program. KIC tests samples, and informs ...

Morro Bay has long been home to a thriving oyster-farming business — where visitors can get them fresh farmed out of the bay in restaurants and fish markets. Now, a local shellfish farmer wants to ...