RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) – A woman in North Carolina was dining on oysters with her daughter when she lucked out and found a pearl. Freda Bryant was at Full Moon Oyster Bar in Morrisville when it happened ...

Pearls form as a natural defense mechanism when oysters trap irritants inside their shells and coat them with layers of nacre. While natural pearls are rare, cultured pearls are carefully farmed using ...

Pearl oyster farming represents a sophisticated intersection of aquaculture, marine biology and sustainable economic development. The production process involves the careful selection of oysters, the ...

People have been eating oysters for basically as long as there have been people, and this Valentine's Day they'll be a whole lot of shuckin' going on. Ask any group of today’s oyster eaters and most ...