A study by Oyster Boys Conservation showed vertical oyster gardens (VOGs) at the Venice Yacht Club increased in weight by over 544% in one year. Each VOG, comprised of 20 recycled oyster shells, grew ...

Oyster reefs provide essential coastal ecosystem services, acting as natural breakwaters, enhancing water quality via filtration and supporting biodiversity through complex habitat structures. Over ...

The conveyor belt of volunteers stands in ankle-deep water, passing mesh bags full of emptied oyster shells. The regulars ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – For more than a decade, Restore Our Shores has been working to restore oyster reefs in the Indian River Lagoon, a vital estuary along Florida’s east coast. The organization’s ...

Native Olympia oysters. Photo courtesy of Chela Zabin. For much of the year, the oyster reef at Bayview’s Heron’s Head Park is hidden from sight below the waves, or under cover of darkness. But in the ...

Oysters are so much more than a seafood delicacy. They're ecosystem engineers, capable of building remarkably complex reefs. These structures act as the kidneys of the sea, cleaning the water and ...

When Texas officials opened the first application cycle in decades to permit private oyster leases in the Gulf’s public waters — a plan proponents hope will help restore the state’s depleted oyster ...