Unfamiliar oyster boats, many from Texas, have joined their ranks since Hurricane Katrina, causing local industry veterans to grumble about an influx of new fishers just as Louisiana's industry is ...

Oyster Boats Are Few, but Blessing Remains. St. Mary's Event Evolves as Way of Life Fades. October 8, 2008. By Christy Goodman. The Blessing of the Fleet began 41 years ago as a celebration of one ...

Alex Gutierrez, who owns a few oyster boats and has worked as an oyster fisherman for 35 years, says he usually hires between 10-15 people to work with him each season.

Marketing The Oyster Boat Ida May. By jlouis Posted on December 12, 2012. Sign up for our LI Press email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!

Oyster boat Captain Kenny Watkins looks out on Galveston Bay on Prestige Oysters Hustler oyster boat Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in Dickinson. James Nielsen/Houston Chronicle ...

In 1891, Edward L. Wilson wrote a description of the oyster boats on the Delaware Bay for Scribner’s Magazine. According to Wilson, the living quarters aboard these boats were Spartan: ...

SEADRIFT - A cool, blue morning greets five oyster boats as they make their way out of Harbor Road marina on the last day of the commercial oyster season.