A mystery illness has wiped out millions of dollars of pacific oysters from one of Tasmania's largest oyster-growing areas, ...

If things go well, the European delicacy can be served when the Pacific oyster, the variety predominantly grown in Japan, is in short supply, according to a restaurant industry official.

Veteran oyster farmer Steve Calvert has been farming Pacific oysters in Pipe Clay Lagoon, about 30 kilometres south-east of Hobart, for 40 years. "We'll have to fold up this year. We can't keep ...

When you slurp an exotic Pacific oyster or throw fresh seafood on the BBQ this weekend, spare a thought for our local shellfish reefs—most of which have been destroyed or forgotten.

Read about Warren's recent oyster shucking trip to Mahurangi where he spent the day on a barge with Lisa and Andrew Hay (otherwise known as Nod, Skipper or The Oysterman) on their Pacific oyster ...

Maui Nui Marine Resource Council Programs and Operations Manager Amy Hodges (right) and Maui Ocean Center Curatorial Director John Gorman help load Pacific oysters from UH-Hilo into their new home ...

Natives tend to be better quality than pacific or rock oysters, though they are slightly more expensive. Only use oysters that are tightly shut in their shells or which close when tapped.