NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An environmental group that makes oyster reefs from shells collected at New Orleans area restaurants now has a new partner so anyone can contribute. “After enjoying oysters at home ...

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 ...

Here’s something you probably didn’t know the last time you slurped down a dozen oysters: those empty shells might’ve gone on to save a shoreline. Along the Gulf Coast, what used to be tossed in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hong Kong's oyster reefs, almost decimated by over a century of dredging and land reclamation, are being restored by scientists.

Oyster shells collected from the Chefs Brigade‘s recent greater New Orleans Oyster Night are being repurposed to help rebuild Louisiana’s coast, organizers announced. Nearly five tons of oyster shells ...

When we go out to eat and have oysters, we see the shells just get tossed away. But, the Galveston Bay Foundation in Texas is collecting those leftover shells to increase the number of oyster beds, ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - It’s almost been a year since the Nature Conservancy started the Save Our Shells Oyster Recycling Program. It is part of a mission to recycle oyster shells from restaurants ...

The world's largest food distributor is teaming up with New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection to significantly expand the state's shell recycling program. Instead of ending up in ...

Volunteers look at oysters shells and take note of how many baby oysters they can see. There are many ways to spend a Wednesday morning. But for the volunteers who showed up to the Jackson Estuarine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seafood and coastal dining are a given in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. From blue crab, Lowcountry boils and she-crab soup, the ...

Scientists identify the precise 3D structure that helps oyster reefs survive, offering a blueprint to improve reef restoration worldwide.

New research has identified optimal design for artificial habitats to support restoration of oyster reefs, based on a ...