At least 64 cases in 22 states have been identified so far, though the true toll is "likely much higher," CDC health ...

A multistate outbreak of salmonella infections is likely linked to raw oysters, according to the CDC. Dr. Leana Wen explains what to do to reduce chances of illness.

Heavier rains are triggering regulatory pauses on harvesting oysters and clams—and putting fishermen out of work.

The effort was led by Sink Your Shucks and the Harte Institute at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. They’re rebuilding ...

Once you've shucked and slurped oysters out of their shells, it doesn't feel quite right to dump the iridescent beauties into the garbage can, later crushed and incinerated among all of the other ...

The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority is a participant in the Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling and Restoration Program, which takes shells destined for the trash and returns them to restoration areas in ...

The world's largest food distributor is teaming up with New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection to significantly expand the state's shell recycling program. Instead of ending up in ...

Each year, millions of oyster shells are thrown away after hungry restaurant customers suck down their savory meat. Those shells left on plates for waiters to take away are often discarded and take up ...

As global oyster populations decline and fisheries collapse, archaeologists may be able to inform effective management with perspectives of human-oyster connections stretching back millennia. As ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A new local effort is turning restaurant leftovers into a powerful tool for cleaner water. Oyster shells from The Breakersand Cod & Capers Seafood are getting a second life — ...

Oyster shells from The Breakers and Cod & Capers Seafood are helping restore the Lake Worth Lagoon through a new recycling and restoration program led by the Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation.