The West Tisbury Library hosts a free outdoor event Sept. 17 that's all about oysters.

A record quahaug spawn at the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group comes as a boon to Island towns this year where saltwater ponds are seeded annually as part of shellfish management programs.
Kelp farming has the potential to become a cottage industry on Martha’s Vineyard, a winter experiment has concluded.
Regular removal of phragmites is an effective and efficient way to improve the health of coastal ponds, a study has found.