My wife and I spent $320 on a hatchery and boat tour at Island Creek Oysters in Massachusetts. I loved seeing the surrounding bay and shellfish-processing stations from the boat. Overall, I think the ...

Many of the boats docked at Prestige Oysters Inc. in Hopedale are from Texas. 'Most of your people here are just starting to come back after Katrina, and then you've got an influx of out-of-state ...

Three people were rescued from the Long Island Sound on Monday when the boat they were on started sinking about two miles off the coast of Milford, leaving one person in critical condition. The ...

NORWALK, Conn. -- Norm Bloom enjoys watching his 5-year-old grandson, Jack, out on one of their oyster boats dressed in his little waders, helping the crew as they pull in dredge cages full of the ...

Texas closed most public oyster reefs for harvesting, dealing a blow to the fishing industry. "It's taken a big toll on me," says Johny Jurisich, whose family has worked in the business for decades.

Oyster farmers, quahoggers, and other small commercial fishing operations compete with pleasure boats for space at marinas. With nowhere to keep their boats, would-be oyster growers can't get new ...

Oyster harvester Johny Jurisich empties a dredge filled with oysters onto his boat on March 14, 2022. At Johny Jurisich's family dock in Texas City, more than a dozen empty oyster boats with names ...

Two Chauvin men were cited for harvesting oysters from Terrebonne Parish waters that had been closed due to fecal bacteria contamination. State wildlife agents spotted Kenneth Naquin, 35, and John ...