A network of oyster nurseries set up to help restore marine habitat have filtered almost half a million bathtubs worth of water in just one year, conservationists say. A scheme to bring the native ...

Seaweed farms have the capacity to grow huge amounts of nutrient-rich food, and oysters can act as an efficient carbon and nitrogen sink For decades environmentalists have fought to save our oceans ...

Though threatened by adverse conditions in the Chesapeake Bay, oysters are filter feeders and may provide a much-needed solution for better water quality. John Smith/Corbis If you’re trying to restore ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Aquarium in Virginia Beach is working on keeping our water as clean as possible through oyster reefs. We visited their marsh overlook with looks out on Owl's Creek.

MAALAEA — A total of 518 caged Pacific oysters were dropped into Maalaea Bay on Friday morning to clean pollutants and harmful bacteria from the ocean in the Valley Isle’s first-ever oyster filtration ...

Last summer, Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC) began a phytoplankton and shellfish monitoring program in Ketchikan as part of the Southeast Alaska Tribal Toxins Program. KIC tests samples, and informs ...