Researchers at UNC Wilmington are working to support North Carolina's growing shellfish industry. Oyster populations have declined due to unsustainable harvesting, development, and disease. Scientists ...

This list of stories illustrates how the debate over the proposed geoduck farm in Burley Lagoon involved concerns about the environment, noise and debris. Many residents raised worries about plastic ...

The question of whether the longtime shellfish farm in Burley Lagoon can raise geoducks is inching toward a final answer. Burley Lagoon, a body of saltwater that connects under the Purdy Bay Bridge to ...

A group of Johnson Point residents are opposing plans for a new commercial shellfish farm on Henderson Inlet, citing environmental concerns. Taylor Shellfish requested a permit for the proposed ...

Tucker took the Foundations of Shellfish Farming Course in 2023, and last year obtained permits to farm oysters in the waters of Clinton and Madison. He learned that not only was the oyster industry ...

Diamond-shaped fish cages rise from the water for cleaning at Open Blue, the world’s largest open-ocean fish farm, eight ...

The Washington Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday reached settlements with two shellfish companies based in Olympia and Shelton for growing oysters, clams and geoducks on state-owned ...