Celebrating Oysters During Oyster Week

It's Oyster Week 2024! We're celebrating by honoring one of our favorite shellfish all week with special features.

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Vessels in  Neah Bay A newly acquired Makah trawling vessel in Neah Bay, being made ready to fish in the tribal whiting fishery. Credit: J.L. Ise/NOAA Fisheries
Frank Williams, recreational angler, holds up a red snapper caught in the Gulf of Mexico on board a charter boat Caption: Frank Williams, recreational angler, holds up a red snapper caught in the Gulf of Mexico on board a charter boat. Credit: Captain Grayson Shepard/NOAA Fisheries
Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge. Credit: Hawaiʻi Land Trust Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge. Credit: Hawaiʻi Land Trust
Fisherman offloading catch at dock. A fisherman unloading their catch at dock. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
An aerial view of marshes in the Middle Peninsula of Virginia Wetlands provide a buffer from wave energy for shorelines and communities behind them. But sea level rise, storms, and other challenges are causing wetlands to erode. We’re working to restore these important habitats. Photo: Chesapeake Bay Program/Will Parson.