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The sun sets on Kamoka Pearl Farm, located on the Ahe Atoll, about 300 miles away from French Polynesia's main island, Tahiti. Owner Josh Humbert says that being environmentally has always been important at this small, family-run pearl production operatio

French Polynesia’s pearl farmers combat climate change with sustainable practices

Some pearl producers in French Polynesia are implementing innovative sustainable farming practices that help ensure the oceans they work in stay healthy and thriving.

Chandra Chifici at Deanie's Seafood weighs shrimp for customers in Metairie, Louisiana, in 2010.

How American seafood goes almost everywhere except America

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After Sandy, looking at oysters as a way to protect vulnerable coastlines

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Saving the Bay

Bringing back the oyster may be the key to restoring San Francisco Bay.

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Saving the Bay

There was a time when the San Francisco Bay was replete with native oysters. But it’s been many years now since they were contaminated and fished out. As part of efforts to restore the Bay, Andrea Kissack of KQED reports scientists are trying to bring back these useful and sought-after mollusks.

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Oysters

Oysters have long been the cornerstone of the Chesapeake Bay. They keep the bay clean and help support the local seafood industry. But overharvesting, habittat destruction and disease have caused the oyster population to decline dramatically from its harvest highs of the last century. A multimillion dollar restoration project whose goal is to increase the […]

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Following the oysters: oil gusher’s domino effect

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Columnist for The New York Times, Dan Barry says the oil leak will impact everyone from the fishermen who mine the oyster beds in Louisiana to the Minnesota businessmen who rely on crushed oyster shells to be used as poultry feed.

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Commercial fisheries brace for the worst and help in cleanup effort

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The Gulf Coast is one of the world’s richest seafood grounds, teeming with shrimp, oysters and other marine life. With the river of oil gushing into the Gulf, commercial fishermen are bracing for the worst.

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