The Oyster House collects the empty shells to put back in the bay. Since 2016, they have recycled over 23 million oyster shells. “Oyster shells are valuable,” Director of Oyster House Marketing ...

Laura Elsenboss regularly spends her mornings laboring beneath the Florida sun, filling bags full of empty oyster shells — the leftovers of what once was a seafood dinner. In a few weeks, the bagged ...

Just when you thought seafood production was on the wane comes an encouraging announcement that 6 billion, that’s a “b” as in “bivalve,” new oysters have been added to the Chesapeake Bay since 2017.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An environmental group that makes oyster reefs from shells collected at New Orleans area restaurants now has a new partner so anyone can contribute. “After enjoying oysters at home ...

The bill provides a dollar a bushel tax credit for empty oyster shells, up to $750 a year. (AP Photo) Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley says he will sign an oyster shell recycling bill. The measure ...

MAULDIN, S.C. (WSPA) – Enjoy having oysters at a cookout? There’s a place to put your shells nearby, after your party, where they can travel back to the ocean and help the environment. Strategic ...

Oysters are a favorite at Heirloom Restaurant in Virginia Beach, which on average sells about 300 a day. “Oysters are one of many local ingredients that put Virginia Beach on the map as far as ...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — The Marine Discovery Center’s oyster recycling program, Shuck & Share, has kept more than one million pounds of oyster shells out of the landfill. The program recycles shells ...

Sitting atop the crow’s nest of a small barge, the boat captain shielded his eyes from the July sun and pitched his gaze to the commotion below. The hum of heavy equipment and the clatter of oyster ...