The collapse of Florida’s oyster reefs serves as a stark reminder of the interconnected challenges we face: freshwater mismanagement, habitat destruction and economic development at odds with ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is expected to revisit the five-year ban at the end of the year.

The bay, which once supplied more than 90 percent of Florida’s oysters, has been on life support for nearly a decade.

In Florida, restored oyster reefs exhibited shifts in species composition and diversity towards levels similar to those found in live reefs within just 12 months of restoration. This finding ...

In the Grass, On the Reef explores the estuary ecosystems of north Florida. Dr. Randall Hughes and Dr. David Kimbro study oyster reefs, salt marshes, and seagrass beds, and the factors that affect ...

When you slurp an exotic Pacific oyster or throw fresh seafood on the BBQ this weekend, spare a thought for our local shellfish reefs—most of which have been destroyed or forgotten. Coastal ...

BALTIMORE’S OYSTER POPULATION. THIS IS ONE OF THE FOUNDATION ... ABANDONED FORT CARROLL ACTS AS A REEF WHERE BABIES ARE EVENTUALLY PLANTED. 6 MILLION LIVE UNDER THE MILITARY FORT LOCATED ...