MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — Freshwater discharges from Lake Okeechobee are playing havoc with the salinity needed for oyster beds and seagrass. SPECIAL COVERAGE: Protecting Paradise WPTV spoke with Mark ...

Louisiana and Mississippi oystermen can’t seem to catch a break. The industry has been damaged by Hurricane Katrina, cheap imports, high gas prices and the perception that Gulf oysters were not safe ...

Mississippi oystermen can't seem to catch a break. Over the years, the industry has been damaged by Hurricane Katrina, cheap imports, high gas prices and the perception that gulf oysters weren't safe ...

GALVESTON – A Republican leader issued a strong statement to capture Gov. Greg Abbott’s attention. “Galveston and Chambers counties are facing an unprecedented crisis that threatens the livelihoods of ...

Freshwater intrusion from the Bonnet Carre spillway is damaging aquatic life in the Mississippi Sound, with 13 dead dolphins and 23 dead sea turtles found along the Mississippi Coast in the last two ...

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- State marine officials expect the oyster industry can expect extreme losses when record amounts of freshwater heading down the Mississippi River reach the Mississippi Sound.

More rain and more flooding caused by climate change, along with plans to divert some of the Mississippi River's flow, mean more freshwater is headed to Barataria Basin. That's bad news for the ...

If you think oysters are just a delicious seafood, think again. Freshwater oysters produce an adhesive that may hold the secret to developing more environmentally friendly glues with applications from ...

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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — There is a popular saying that eating an oyster is like kissing the sea on its lips. Whichever way you prepare your oysters, the taste will remain true to ...

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - French Hermit Oyster company is celebrating the release of their oysters back into Mississippi waters. “We went over (to Alabama) and brought the oysters and the gear ...

Oyster harvester Mitch Jurisich holds two dead oysters on a boat near Empire, Louisiana. Jurisich says weeks of freshwater from the flooding Mississippi River have killed many of the oysters on his ...