Oysters are a delicacy that many New Englanders savor, but removing their shells from the ocean floor actually harms the environment. Now a first-of-its kind program in Connecticut aims to put tens of ...

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 ...

Oysters and clams are two very popular edible mollusks or bivalves. Although they have many similarities between them, there are enough differences so that the average diner can tell which is which.

Ever wonder where all those shucked oyster and clam shells go? According to New Jersey Fish and Wildlife, some of them go back into the water. The Shell Recycling Program, based in Atlantic City, ...

Oyster Bay Harbor, Cold Spring Harbor, and Mill Neck Creek are now home to four shellfish sanctuaries and three marine management areas, all of which will ban or limit the clam and oyster harvesting ...

Billion Oyster Project is working to engage 1 million New Yorkers in an ambitious goal: to re-establish oyster reefs in New York Harbor. The nonprofit aims to introduce 1 billion oysters by 2035, ...

The next time you order oysters or clams at a restaurant in New Jersey, your dinner could help protect the coastline from the next major storm. Sysco, the world’s largest food distributor, is ...

Top season for clam quality is September through February, with the peak right now in November, when their seawater is chock full of phytoplankton, their favorite meal. Each of those little guys ...

Janay Reece came back home to Baltimore to join WJZ in August 2023. Before coming back to the Charm City, Janay was a morning anchor and reporter for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, VA. She joined the WDBJ7 morning ...

The Town of Oyster Bay is aiming to dramatically bolster its shellfish hatchery operation by creating a facility that every year can put 100 million oysters and clams into the bay, a move ...

Heavier rains are triggering regulatory pauses on harvesting oysters and clams—and putting fishermen out of work.