Responsibility
Study: Farming shrimp with oysters and seaweed cuts nitrogen output
A new study finds pairing shrimp with oysters and seaweed reduces nitrogen levels, making shrimp farming more responsible and profitable.
Intelligence
Damaging MSX parasite detected in P.E.I., threatening oyster growers
The destructive MSX parasite has been detected in oysters from Bedeque Bay, P.E.I., threatening the island's oyster industry.
Health & Welfare
Rapid Norovirus detection kit for oysters hits the UK market
New Norovirus detection kit for oysters promises rapid, accurate testing to enhance food safety and mitigate risks for shellfish farmers.
Responsibility
Can Blacklip Rock oysters reduce nutrient pollution near the Great Barrier Reef?
A study finds oysters can remove harmful nutrients from tropical waterways, potentially benefiting ecosystems like the Great Barrier Reef.
Intelligence
Threatened by climate change, Maine oyster grower adapts how his business ‘interacts with the planet’
Climate change dictates how oyster farmers operate. To handle heavy rainstorms, Bill Mook's latest adaptation includes underground water tanks.
Intelligence
Solar Oysters and Blue Oyster Environmental launch solar-powered oyster production system
A prototype of Solar Oysters' solar-powered oyster production system will operate on Hoopers Island Oyster Company’s lease in 2024.
Intelligence
Could this new shucker change the way we open oysters?
John Nicholas believes oysters are perfect, they just need to be opened properly. So he invented what he says is a fast and safe oyster shucker.
Innovation & Investment
Growing oysters in a garage? Meet the maker of the world’s first 3D-printed oyster tank
New Maine oyster farm Muddy River Farm Aquaponics will be using a revolutionary new tank for its oysters, one made of 3D-printed wood.
Responsibility
World’s largest oyster reef restoration project shows ‘significant progress’
A large-scale oyster reef restoration project led by NOAA aims to revitalize more than 2,300 acres in Maryland and Virginia waters.
Intelligence
Successful initiative using solar-powered oyster production technology to expand
Survival rates of over 90 percent were observed using solar-powered oyster production technology, leading to the placement of a second spat.
Responsibility
Brand new bag: Maine oyster farmers offer compostable bags made from beechwood
Ocean Farm Supply says compostable bags made from beechwood cellulose fiber are a more responsible alternative to plastics used for harvesting.
Health & Welfare
Could a probiotic combination drastically improve oyster larvae survival?
Treating oyster larvae with specific combinations of probiotics can "significantly boost" their survival rates, says a new study.
Responsibility
Researchers look at oysters’ ability to mitigate nitrogen
Oysters may play a role in removing nitrogen and improving water quality in the Great Bay estuary, near the University of New Hampshire.
Innovation & Investment
This Maine company thinks kelp buoys and oyster farming can save the ocean through carbon capture and sequestration
Maine-based Running Tide uses carbon-capture and oyster farming techniques – using both low and high technology – to restore ocean health.
Responsibility
As ocean acidification threatens the shellfish industry, this California oyster farm is raising oysters resistant to climate change
Despite the dangers to shellfish posed by ocean acidification, a forward-thinking California oyster farm is producing oysters resistant to climate change.
Responsibility
How farmed mollusk shells can be used as concrete components
Chinese researchers find that cultured mollusk shells have great potential to reduce environmental impacts of traditional concrete manufacturing.