CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Forty-thousand oysters, lobster worth $400,000 and a cache of crabmeat all were stolen in separate recent incidents in New … [Read more...]
Nature Conservancy teams up with Mashpee to restore oyster reefs in Hamblin Pond
November 30, 2025
MASHPEE - The Nature Conservancy recently teamed up with the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service and Mashpee to rebuild an oyster … [Read more...]
Oysters Harvested On Cape Cod Subject To Recall
August 7, 2024
HYANNIS – The Food and Drug Administration is advising restaurants and retailers about a batch of oysters that came from Cape Cod. The shellfish are … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Oyster Project Announces First Public Oyster Shell Drop-off Locations
June 29, 2024
YARMOUTH - As the Massachusetts Oyster Project (MOP) kicks off its 2024 restaurant oyster shell recycling program, the nonprofit has announced that … [Read more...]
$180,000 in State Grants Boosting Food Safety Locally
January 3, 2023
HYANNIS - Seven local food producers are benefiting from $1 million in state grants to improve food safety across the region. State officials … [Read more...]
Oyster Shell Recycling Program Expands to Four Cape Cod Towns
June 24, 2022
WELLFLEET – A nonprofit’s summer program to recycle oyster shells from restaurants on Cape Cod has launched for its second year and has expanded its … [Read more...]
$80,000 Provided to Support Cape and Islands Shellfishing Industry
December 24, 2021
FALMOUTH - Eight Cape Cod and Islands towns have benefited from $79,950 in COVID-19 relief grants to assist with municipal shellfish propagation … [Read more...]
Inaugural Massachusetts Oyster Project Season a Success
October 4, 2021
WELLFLEET – The Massachusetts Oyster Project recently reported that the first season of their shell recycling program in Wellfleet was a success, … [Read more...]
Oyster Shell Recycling Project Off to Strong Start
August 5, 2021
WELLFLEET - The Massachusetts Oyster Project and the Town of Wellfleet have partnered up to create an oyster shell recycling program, and organizers … [Read more...]
Mashpee Introduces New Shellfish Regulations
July 19, 2021
MASHPEE – New shellfish regulations were approved by the Mashpee Select Board that went into effect last week. As of July 15, three … [Read more...]
