Here’s something you probably didn’t know the last time you slurped down a dozen oysters: those empty shells might’ve gone on to save a shoreline. Along the Gulf Coast, what used to be tossed in the ...

Researchers released 125 million larvae onto reefs in Shearwater Reef to restore oysters. The direct setting method places larvae on recycled shells, reducing restoration costs. Oyster reefs boost ...

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - A scientific study has begun on the Coast, with nearly 200 tons of oyster shells that will be used in a first-time experiment to rebuild oyster reefs. It’s called direct ...

Texas Parks & Wildlife has seen dramatic results after overhauling a voluntary buyback program aimed at easing pressure on the state's beleaguered oyster reefs, officials said. In its recently ...