For years, oysters have been lauded as one of the most sustainable and healthy seafood options. But our food is only as healthy as the environment it is grown in.
Ecology
Dec 16, 2023
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A new study used a novel technique to assess types of habitat provided by oyster reefs across 12 tributaries in the Chesapeake Bay.
Plants & Animals
Oct 19, 2023
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Local shellfish including native razorfish and flat oysters, and feral pacific oysters, are showing strong ecosystem benefits for marine species within the Port River estuary ecosystem in Adelaide—with Flinders University ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2023
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Skimming 100 feet above the Gulf waters at 13 miles per hour and blasting out 700,000 laser pulses every second, a drone flies over this oyster reef off the Big Bend coast of western Florida in early 2021. A few minutes later, ...
Ecology
May 1, 2023
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New scientific findings show that 3 million new oysters are living on oyster baskets built by volunteers along Brisbane's coastline.
Ecology
Apr 4, 2023
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Australia's first "oyster gardening" project has shown the practice benefits the environment and could be an easy way for citizen scientists to improve marine environments.
Ecology
Feb 10, 2023
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Most people associate hurricanes with high winds, intense rain and rapid flooding on land. But these storms can also change the chemistry of coastal waters. Such shifts are less visible than damage on land, but they can have ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 7, 2023
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The U.S. military has an idea to save its seaside bases from some of their most relentless foes: flooding, erosion and storm surge.
Environment
Jan 10, 2023
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Global assessments of historical oyster reef distribution have estimated that over 85% of oyster reefs have been lost to overfishing and coastal development. In recent decades, enormous effort has been put into developing ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 25, 2022
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Juvenile eastern blue gropers ("blue groper"), the state fish of New South Wales, have been recorded living on endangered oyster reefs for the first time.
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2022
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