Biting into a fresh, raw oyster is like kissing the sea. You taste the salt water, and can almost feel the ocean breeze. Each oyster is unique, distinct, and a direct result of where and how it grows, ...

As Maine’s oyster industry grows, some farmers are taking the problem of ocean plastics into their own hands with innovations in zero-waste aquaculture. Gazing out at the Atlantic Ocean from a wharf ...

South Carolina's coastal waters are turning into a plastic soup. Swirling in this stew are hard plastics, tiny fibers and miniature shreds of tires. When researchers at The Citadel set out to create ...

With global plastic production projected to top 445 million tons next year, Maryland scientists say microplastic pollution is posing growing risks to the Chesapeake Bay — and to the oysters and people ...

A small but noble effort to reduce the discarded plastics that litter the seashore has materialized with the orange handle on a new oyster shucking knife. It’s a collaboration between R. Murphy Knives ...

Oysters, the humble bivalve mollusk known for its decorative shell, pearls and its deliciousness, is at the center of a toxic environmental health puzzle that could have huge implications for the ...

We open on the rotating globe: some brown, a bit of green, but mostly the mottled blue of a single world ocean. Blooming with phytoplankton in its light-filled reaches and sheltering, in its depths, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — People love to wear fleece jackets, sweat-wicking clothes and yoga pants. But a new study shows these items are contributing to microplastics being found in Pacific oysters and ...

Oysters are a staple for many Australians, but the use of plastics across the industry is under increasing scrutiny. Plastic trays, barrels and nets are favoured by growers for their durability and ...

Maine Ocean Farms in Freeport has a mission to embrace new technologies and materials that can drive positive environmental change and support local economic growth. That includes acquiring a ...

Nov. 12 (UPI) --Microplastics are showing up inside clams and oysters on the coast of the Pacific Northwest. New research out of Oregon suggests the majority of the pollution inside bivalves is ...

DURHAM — A group of students are leading an initiative this school year to study the impact of single-use plastics at Oyster River Cooperative School District. Approximately 20 student participants of ...