The question of whether the longtime shellfish farm in Burley Lagoon can raise geoducks is inching toward a final answer. Burley Lagoon, a body of saltwater that connects under the Purdy Bay Bridge to ...

China’s tidal flats feed people and mollusc eating migrating shorebirds like red knots, great knots and Eurasian oystercatchers. Under good management, these flats used for aquaculture markedly reduce ...

Researchers at UNC Wilmington are working to support North Carolina's growing shellfish industry. Oyster populations have declined due to unsustainable harvesting, development, and disease. Scientists ...

A group of Johnson Point residents are opposing plans for a new commercial shellfish farm on Henderson Inlet, citing environmental concerns. Taylor Shellfish requested a permit for the proposed ...