The conveyor belt of volunteers stands in ankle-deep water, passing mesh bags full of emptied oyster shells. The regulars wear long sleeves to protect their arms from the shells’ rough edges.

When we go out to eat and have oysters, we see the shells just get tossed away. But, the Galveston Bay Foundation in Texas is collecting those leftover shells to increase the number of oyster beds, ...

Seafood and coastal dining are a given in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. From blue crab, Lowcountry boils and she-crab soup, the options are almost endless. But one item on the menu serves more than ...

As oyster roast season comes to a close, a local partnership is making sure nothing goes to waste ...

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. Koehnke ...

Oyster shells collected from the Chefs Brigade‘s recent greater New Orleans Oyster Night are being repurposed to help rebuild Louisiana’s coast, organizers announced. Nearly five tons of oyster shells ...

The Town of Oyster Bay needs volunteers to sort through shells of oysters and clams consumed at the upcoming Oyster Fest. The goal is to support habitat restoration and growing new shellfish. Oyster ...

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 ...

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 ...