Today, 25 volunteers, including Tampa Bay 28 meteorologists, Jason Adams, met up at Tampa Bay Watch in Tierra Verde to make oyster reef balls. These balls create artificial reefs that do several ...

Oyster reefs in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon are showing signs of recovery after decades of damage from overharvesting, pollution, and boat activity, which wiped out more than half of the habitat.

SAN ANTONIO – One man’s trash is giving an entire ecosystem a second chance. Oyster shells that would normally be discarded in San Antonio are now being collected to help restore threatened oyster ...

Hong Kong's oyster reefs, almost decimated by over a century of dredging and land reclamation, are being restored by scientists. They're rebuilding the reefs by placing sacks of recycled oyster shells ...

Alabama will close the books Tuesday on its worst wild oyster season since 2017. The Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently announced that ...

Once you've shucked and slurped oysters out of their shells, it doesn't feel quite right to dump the iridescent beauties into the garbage can, later crushed and incinerated among all of the other ...

South Australians are suddenly hearing a lot about oyster reefs—from government, on the news and in conversations, both online and in person. It's not accidental. Reefs formed by native oysters, ...

The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority is a participant in the Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling and Restoration Program, which takes shells destined for the trash and returns them to restoration areas in ...

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 ...

A partnership is using Vertical Oyster Gardens (VOGs) to increase the oyster population in the St. Johns River. These oysters help improve water quality by filtering up to 50 gallons of water per day.