Showing posts with label oyster reefs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oyster reefs. Show all posts

Monday, April 8, 2024

Restoring Oyster Reefs

 Oyster reefs have declined worldwide, bad news not just for diners but for shorelines and coastal ecosystems, too. Around Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Chesapeake Bay, restoration projects are collecting oyster shells from restaurants and putting them back in the water to help re-grow reefs. Read more here

Monday, May 12, 2014

Restoration based on science

Based on discussion at the State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit, I wrote this piece about the importance of using science to guide post-BP oil spill restoration efforts.

Credit: Erika Nortemann for The Nature Conservancy