The collapse of the Francis Scott Bridge in 2024 impacted wildlife in the Patapsco River and the Chesapeake Bay.

The NC Artificial Reef Program has completed the construction of an artificial oyster reef, according to a social media post ...

"The completion of this reef is an important step in the implementation of the Cape Fear River Oyster Pathway,” said Ted Wilgis, a coastal scientist with the federation, in a release ...

Planning is underway to select locations for up to six restored oyster reefs in bays of the Mission-Aransas Estuary. Project partners are currently considering public feedback, including insights ...

Florida fishermen Alex Jeffries, Will Pauling and Russ Coon have recalled spotting the two missing teenage paddleboarders stranded on an oyster reef on Tuesday, March 18, and how they were 'real cold' ...

“When oyster beds remain closed for too long, they don’t just recover, they degrade,” Carr said. “Without harvesting, the reefs become choked with sediment and organic debris ...

The commission closed the bay for five years in 2020 with January 2026 set as the date to reopen the oyster reefs that made Apalachicola famous. “At the time, they said regardless of the metrics ...

Spreading oyster shells on top of existing reefs provides new habitat on which juvenile oysters attach and helps maintain the reef’s structure after commercial harvests. Photo by Alexandria ...