National Fisherman

Oysters

Replenisher was a converted from a deck lugger tug boat to a Chesapeake Bay oyster planter by Cobra Management and Dry Dock Services in Houma, La. Larry Chowning photo.

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Converted deck lugger is a winner for Chesapeake oyster growers

Larry Chowning

Oysters in hand. Photo by Charlotte Coneybeer on Unsplash

New Bedford Embraces Island Creek Oyster's latest cannery venture

Carli Stewart

Alabama Marine Resources Division biologist Jason Herrmann, counts oysters, oyster drills, and cultch in a sample from one of the state’s reefs. The absence of spat is causing concern about the next couple of seasons. Alabama MRD photo.

Staying alive in Alabama’s oyster fishery

Paul Molyneaux

Fresh oysters in a pile. Photo by Ben Stern on Unsplash

Texas Oyster Season Kick-off Announced for November 1

Carli Stewart

Photo by Ben Stern on Unsplash

Oysters may hold key to restoring coastal waters

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The skipjack Virginia W dredging oysters on Chesapeake Bay. Maryland Sea Grant photo.

After pushback, Seafood Watch says Chesapeake oysters rating ‘still under review’

Kirk Moore

This wooden Chesapeake Bay deadrise crab boat may be the last to be hauled on the old Alex Burrell railway in Urbanna,Va. as new owners consider buying a Travelift. Larry Chowning photo.

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Historic marine railways fading away

Larry Chowning

The Virginia General Assembly approved $250,000 Sept. 6 to support and encourage blue catfish processing, flash freezing, harvesting and infrastructure projects in an effort to enhance the growth of a blue catfish fishery in Virginia. Larry Chowning photo

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Virginia looks to expand blue catfish fishery and processing

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Robbie Pollock’s son Chris tried his hand at other trades for a while, but came back to the water where he catches oysters with his wife Brittany and their children, and pulls crab traps with his father. Spence Harrison photo.

The Tip of the Tong

Paul Molyneaux

The self-propelled barge is charged with oyster habitat restoration in the estuarine waters of North Carolina. N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries photo.

Pipeline recovery vessel has new life as oyster restoration barge

A nearshore Gulf of Maine water sample full of Tripos Muelleri collected in May 2023.  Photo by Joe Vallino/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Scientists, fishermen keep eyes on huge algae bloom in Gulf of Maine

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