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 ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- You can recycle your used oyster shells for a great cause thanks to the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. Ken Williamson and his crew pick up used oyster ...

Fishermen have taken oysters out of the Long Island Sound off Connecticut for generations. But Todd Koehnke and Tim Macklin have made it their mission to dump millions of old shells back in. Oyster ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - It’s almost been a year since the Nature Conservancy started the Save Our Shells Oyster Recycling Program. It is part of a mission to recycle oyster shells from restaurants ...

A new oyster shell recycling site is now open in Ocean Springs, all thanks to the Nature Conservancy’s ‘Save our Shells’ ...

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

Once you've shucked and slurped oysters out of their shells, it doesn't feel quite right to dump the iridescent beauties into the garbage can, later crushed and incinerated among all of the other ...

BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) — Oysters are a vital source in the Lowcountry, whether that’s to our ocean environment, or our bellies. Once a year, the species gets a little help from humans to restore their ...

We've feasted on them, built economies around them and in some places nearly erased them from our coasts. Today, 85% of the world's oyster reefs are gone. Many fisheries are collapsing, and those in ...