ROCKPORT — Forming a firefighting-style human chain, young volunteers passed more than 370 bags of oyster shells from the shore into the shallow water of St. Charles Bay on May 7. The youngest ...
Oysters are a tasty treat you might enjoy from the coast, but the left-over oyster shell can serve another purpose instead of winding up in the trash. Oysters are a tasty treat you might enjoy from ...
The conveyor belt of volunteers stands in ankle-deep water, passing mesh bags full of emptied oyster shells. The regulars ...
HAMPTON, Va. — The most recent State of the Bay report was in 2022; in it, several areas were lacking, but some programs have been put into place to try to bump up the D+ grade. One of those programs ...
The crew of the Robert Lee deposits oyster shells with spat on the on to Peach Orchard Reef. The Severn River Association and the Oyster Recovery Project held a joint press conference at Jonas and ...
Naturally occurring oyster reefs and salt marshes surrounding much of Marine Corps Recruiting Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, in May 2022. (Stephen B. Morton/AP) A coastal conservationist group ...
Emma Romito has never been in the grip of sucking pluff mud or hammered apart oyster clusters on the public shellfish beds in Murrells Inlet. She doesn’t track the tides, know it’s important to rinse ...
On a hot Friday morning, the sun beat down on volunteers gathered at the edge of the water in southern Plaquemines Parish. They passed heavy sacks of oyster shells to each other down a line. “I feel ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Oyster shells recycled through the SCORE program go directly back into sustaining local living ...
Louisiana's insatiable appetite for oysters produces a lot of shells. But rather than go back to the coast, most of the shells from local restaurants go straight to the dump. A new tax credit aims to ...
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) — Oysters are a vital source in the Lowcountry, whether that’s to our ocean environment, or our bellies. Once a year, the species gets a little help from humans to restore their ...