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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Amid a significant global decline in wild oysters, a limited oyster harvest season is underway in Texas. State officials have been monitoring reefs across the state and closing access to reefs without ...