Pearl oyster farming represents a sophisticated intersection of aquaculture, marine biology and sustainable economic development. The production process involves the careful selection of oysters, the ...

The Great Marsh Shellfish Company is an oyster farm on the North Shore. Owner, Brenden Doyle, says it was a murky process at times, but he successfully harvested his first oysters last season. He ...

A new permit process aimed at making it easier to get approval for oyster farming has taken effect in Maryland. The new process took effect Monday. Now, instead of seeking approval from three separate ...

It was her love of nature and spunk that turned Sarah Matheson Harris into an oyster farmer. “I grew up in Gloucester, on Mobjack Bay, and my father in particular always had an incredibly love and ...

Long Island's aquaculture industry receives $4.2 million in state grants, aiding oyster farmers in expanding operations.

University of Delaware undergraduate Elizabeth Roros said that working over the summer in Juneau, Alaska, had more than a few perks—perhaps none better than the fact that she had the opportunity to ...

The growth of oyster farming operations in South Carolina's coastal waters on balance is a good thing, as this emerging new fishery holds the promise of positive additions to the state's economy and ...

NEW CAREER WAS WORTH THE WAIT. AND YOU SAID THIS NUMBER. WELL, THIS THIS WHOLE ECOSYSTEM HERE FOR BRENDAN DOYLE, THE OWNER OF GREAT MARSH SHELLFISH COMPANY, THIS LAND IS A DREAM. COME TRUE. I’M THE ...