National Fisherman

Oysters

The Jaqueline Alice was built in 2002, and the boat that helped Jeremy Bonniville learned the craft of fiberglass boatbuilding. Bonniville works the boat in Virginia gillnet, crab pot, and oyster fisheries. Larry Chowning photo.

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Wooden deadrise tradition lives on in fiberglass

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Photo by Tommaso Cantelli on Unsplash

Ecosystem restoration initiative could spark recovery of Fla. oysters

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

3 La. oystermen cited for fishing closed waters

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Oysters called 'hope on the half shell' for Chesapeake

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With Galveston Bay closed to oystering, scientists test waters

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Oyster. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

La. oystermen, others challenge $2.9 billion wetlands project

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The Coast Guard, Maryland Department of the Environment and Evergreen Marine Corporation, in partnership with multiple state and local responders, refloat the Ever Forward Sunday, April 17, in the Chesapeake Bay. George Mason University photo.

Maryland to plant oysters as mitigation for 2022 ship grounding

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Oyster. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Maryland reports another strong year for juvenile oysters

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Oyster. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Texas oyster fleet homes in on Lavaca Bay

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The Richard Lee was built as a tour boat in 1979 and has been converted to a double decker oyster planter on Chesapeake Bay. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia’s oysters build an industry – and a growing fleet

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Recycled oyster shells are returned to oyster reefs in New Jersey's Mullica River in June and July. NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife photo.

Atlantic City restaurants help recycle 100 tons of shell back to oyster reefs