Hungry for oysters? Your discarded shells can help restore Tampa Bay reefs

The conveyor belt of volunteers stands in ankle-deep water, passing mesh bags full of emptied oyster shells. The regulars ...
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When only the strong shells survive: Archaeology's fresh approach to turn oyster shells into tools of conservation

We've feasted on them, built economies around them and in some places nearly erased them from our coasts. Today, 85% of the world's oyster reefs are gone. Many fisheries are collapsing, and those in ...
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Oyster shell recycling important for Chesapeake Bay. Here's why

ALL RIGHT. THIS WEEK IS CHESAPEAKE OYSTER WEEK. AND JOINING US TODAY IS ALISON ALBERT GUERCIO. I GOT IT RIGHT. RIGHT. YEAH. FROM THE OYSTER RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT. AND ...
The New York Times

Shell Recyclers in Connecticut Are Helping Oysters Find Homes

A small team is rescuing a “ridiculous amount” of shells from restaurant trash bins and using them to rebuild oyster habitat in Long Island Sound. Credit... Supported by By Kate Selig Photographs and ...
Forbes

Recycling Shells For Baby Oysters Reaps Financial, Environmental Gains

Recycling oyster shells from restaurants not only provides reef habitat for new oysters and other fish, but it also benefits the marine economy and enables the mollusks to improve the environment by ...