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

TAMU-CC and the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program are partnering on new projects to restore oyster reefs and improve coastal water quality.

Oyster reefs off the U.S. Atlantic coast remove more nitrogen and provide greater economic value than previously estimated, and their restoration may ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – South Carolina’s coastal marshes are some of the most productive ecosystems on the planet. But ...

Blocks containing oysters are being sunk off the coast of England to restore reefs and revive a lost marine ecosystem.

Equipped with a grasping arm attachment, video camera and 100-meter tether, the Power Hawks of South River High School deployed a 30-pound waterproof robot into the South River Wednesday to collect ...

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Coastal communities are using nature to clean the ocean and combat rising sea levels. Their secret weapon: oyster shells. "One of my personal statements is, I joke, I'm trying to ...

Conservationists, wildlife biologists and students are using recycled oyster shells and manufactured wire reefs to stabilize ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - With Charleston’s rapid development putting an increasing strain on area waterways, environmental groups are turning to oyster reefs as a natural solution to protect and ...

Oster reefs in Manatee River are back thanks to a new project by the Palmetto Community Redevelopment Agency. Photo Courtesy of Palmetto Community Redevelopment Agency. A century ago, before ...