In 2000, NOAA began transforming an eroding stretch of shoreline on Pivers Island, North Carolina, by planting about 500 ...

In South Carolina, a remarkable project is underway to rebuild oyster reefs with discarded restaurant shells. Spearheaded by ...

Volunteers with San Francisco's Wild Oyster Project prepared about 2,000 pounds of cured oyster shells in July 2022, that ...

Marine scientist and content creator Kaysha Kenney leads a program recycling oyster shells to restore reefs and strengthen coastal ecosystems Marine scientist Kaysha Kenney leads a program recycling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A team of coastal advocates took to Shearwater Reef on Tuesday, releasing 125 million oyster larvae onto oyster-shell reefs in an ...

Billion Oyster Project A New York nonprofit is showing how restaurant waste can become a powerful tool for cleaner water and ...

WELLFLEET — Two 5-foot-tall piles of spent oyster shells sit in a corner of Wellfleet’s garbage and recycling center, baking in the hot summer sun. The approximately 25,000 pounds of bivalves have ...

Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation Executive Director Tom Twyford said the program aims to improve the water quality and clarity of the lagoon by giving local oysters a new habitat. Oyster shells ...

Editor's note: Oysters are becoming a critical component of South Carolina's defense against climate change. This is the third part of an occasional series from The Post and Courier that will track ...

The organizations collect and process the mollusks’ shells from area eateries to create habitat for the native Olympia species.

When Kaysha Kenney first began collecting discarded oyster shells from local restaurants, the entire operation fit inside three large wooden storage boxes. Now, just a few years later, the marine ...