Oyster babies at three weeks old, shown under the microscope. At this age, the seed are about the size of a grain of sand. Not everyone loves slurping down a sea creature that closely resembles a ...

The old pearl of wisdom that oysters should be reserved for months spelled with an R still has plenty of currency with some connoisseurs. Not so much because of food safety concerns but rather because ...

To increase the number of oysters spawning on public water bottoms, Louisiana plans to forbid harvesting on four artificial reefs east of the Mississippi River in St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes.

HOUMA — To ensure that the state's oyster crop has a chance to rebound this spring after the Gulf oil spill, the state Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration has committed $2 million to ...