GRAND ISLE – Not all jewels have the deep green features of emeralds or sparkle of diamonds. Some tumble from algae-coated cages in a rush of rock and shell, briny water splashing alongside them onto ...

Senegalese oysters are not just a fisheries resource; they are a driver of empowerment, particularly for women, says Dr. Fatou Diouf, Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy.

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 ...

Florida’s oyster population has declined during the past 15 years because of overharvest, hurricanes, changing environmental conditions and more. In particular, Apalachicola Bay has seen a pronounced ...

Elizabeth Robinson enters a cool, damp room with fluorescent lights and dozens of large plastic bags holding liquid ranging from pastel yellow to dark rust. It's not the typical image associated with ...

TSOKOMEY, Ghana (AP) — In Ghana’s coastal mangroves, women are making efforts to sustain oyster farming, a key livelihood in coastal mangroves. Hundreds of women in the West African nation were ...

TSOKOMEY, Ghana (AP) — Beatrice Nutekpor weaves through the mangroves in Tsokomey community, just outside of Ghana’s capital of Accra, every day to harvest oysters for sale. It’s a family tradition ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amid a significant global decline in wild oysters, a limited oyster harvest season is underway in Texas. State officials have been ...