oyster enthusiasts will once again be free to pick up their rakes and tongs and harvest Maryland’s signature shellfish delicacy from the floor of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

In a sign the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay is improving ... was set for boats that only used dredging. "We put in a new oyster master plan a few years ago that helps with the prices.

Surveying some of the castles recently as she steered a boat to get close to them, Jackie Shannon, the Virginia oyster restoration manager for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, called them “a great ...

The Oyster Recovery Partnership spearheaded cleanup in the Chesapeake Bay that removed trash, debris and crab pots. The effort — a five-day job with 13 boats and 26 watermen— is making the bay ...

When the Key Bridge wreckage was cleared, environmentalists expected to find the oysters dead. They were happy to be wrong.

Oysters are thriving at the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay, and the news continues to get better for the mollusks and local watermen.

Just before school lets out for the summer, Mrs. Kelsey Cook’s 4th grade science students at Easton Elementary will be ...