{
  "id": 17377094,
  "title": "Oyster stocks have plunged in the Chesapeake. This resident wants to bring them back",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/oyster-stocks-have-plunged-in-the-chesapeake-this-resident-wants-to",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-31T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/10/31/nx-s1-6011228/oyster-farming-conservation-chesapeake-bay"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oyster reefs once abounded in the Chesapeake, but overharvesting slashed their populations, leading to poorer water quality and less habitat for other species. Now, researchers and local residents are finding creative ways to bring their numbers back up.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}