Used Oyster Shells Dumped Into Water Off Connecticut to Help Restore Ecosystem

Used oyster shells dumped into water off Connecticut to help restore ecosystem

Oyster beds are critical to a healthy ocean, because they filter water, prevent erosion and provide a home for an estimated 300 different species.

Feasibility Project on Native Oyster Restoration Claims Positive Results - Latest News - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News

RWE and The Oyster Restoration Company have complete a feasibility project for large-scale native oyster restoration RWE and TORC prove oyster reef restoration is feasible within offshore wind farms Six-month study delivers blueprint for guiding the deployment of biodiversity gains at scale Project paves the way for net-positive marine impact across UK and European waters RWE, one of the U…

Used oyster shells dumped into water to help restore ecosystem

Fishermen have taken oysters out of the Long Island Sound off Connecticut for generations. But Todd Koehnke and Tim Macklin have made it their mission to dump millions of old shells back in. beds are critical to a healthy ocean, because they , prevent erosion and provide a home for an estimated…

Harvest to Half-shell: Oyster Farming in NH - New Hampshire Magazine

From a small parking lot near the Scammell Bridge in Durham, farmers shifted their cages, the water of Little Bay barely surpassing their wader-covered knees. The glare of the early morning sun reflected off the still water, but a row of trees dotting the hillside spared my vision. I admired the mudflats, the brown silt shimmering and kaleidoscopic in the light, as the sound of passing cars dissipated over the bridge. When a small black truck tu…