November is Virginia Oyster Month and the state has eight growing regions that produce distinct flavors in the shellfish. Several local groups are having oyster roasts and we’ve selected a few to ...

This noon to 3 p.m. gathering includes all-you-can-eat oysters and a barbecue buffet (two entrees and two sides). Chesapeake ...

Over the years, the Chesapeake Bay’s native oyster population largely has disappeared because of over-harvesting and disease. In the past decade, however, a new oyster aquaculture movement has taken ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY, Va. — The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) said this year's Virginia oyster harvest could be the biggest in more than three decades since the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) ...

Love shucking these mollusks? There are two states that duke it out for a coveted title, one in New England and the other in ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Do you love oysters and an open bar? The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is hosting a sustainable oyster event in May. People can come out to the Hops & Half Shells ...

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Virginia’s oyster harvest jumped another 25 percent last year, surging past 500,000 bushels, the most in nearly a generation. Over the past 12 years, the ...

Thomas Kellum has seen annual oyster harvests vary widely in his business. As the third-generation to run W.E. Kellum Seafood — his family’s business which commercially harvests oysters from waterways ...

A recent study has shown that oyster management practices in the Rappahannock River benefit both the health of the oyster reefs as well as the fishery. Virginia has made significant investments in the ...

Oysters are a favorite at Heirloom Restaurant in Virginia Beach, which on average sells about 300 a day. “Oysters are one of many local ingredients that put Virginia Beach on the map as far as ...