As part of the development, sediment known in the trade as fill was brought in to shore up the residential blocks to make them a foot or two higher than the streets, thereby facilitating drainage, ...

GALVESTON, Texas -- Oyster reefs are one of the worlds most threatened marine habitats. In Galveston Bay alone, more than 50 percent of the oyster reefs have been damaged or destroyed in recent years, ...

Oyster shells from local restaurants in the Town of North Hempstead will soon help fuel a growing marine restoration movement on Long Island as officials expand oyster gardening and shell recycling ...

Cal State biologists and the group Orange County Coastkeeper are working together to use oyster shells from local restaurants to restore the once-abundant oyster beds along the coast and, by doing ...

There are multiple reasons for the shell shortage, including the toll that over-harvesting has taken through the years in South Atlantic states. But people also are throwing away the shells after ...

A small team is rescuing a “ridiculous amount” of shells from restaurant trash bins and using them to rebuild oyster habitat in Long Island Sound. Credit... Supported by By Kate Selig Photographs and ...