GOVERNORS ISLAND, New York (WABC) -- It took less than 100 years for New Yorkers to wipe out the oyster population in the New York Harbor. Now, the Billion Oyster Project is trying to rebuild the ...

GWYNN’s ISLAND, Va. (WRIC) — Oysters are being grown by the millions on Gwynn’s Island. But they are not for farming — they are being used to restore the Chesapeake Bay. Todd Janeski runs the Virginia ...

When you go out for a seafood dinner and enjoy some fresh oysters, you probably expect those empty shells to end up in the dumpster. But restaurants across New York City are actually saving them for a ...

Oyster shells from the restaurants at The Breakers will soon help improve water quality in the Lake Worth Lagoon, thanks to the Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation's new oyster shell recycling and ...

MANATEE COUNTY (WFLA) — Over the next few years, Manatee County will embark on a large-scale oyster restoration project in the Manatee River. The hope is to enhance water quality long term. The county ...

New York is home to some of the most renowned seafood restaurants in the country. Now a group called the Billion Oyster Project is using discarded oyster shells to help clean up New York Harbor. NBC’s ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — On Thursday, volunteers with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Elizabeth River Project began installing a "living shoreline" in Portsmouth. Living shorelines are made up of hundreds ...

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — Pensacola’s love for oysters is no secret. But one organization is stepping up to get the oyster shells from your plate back into the water. The Pensacola and Perdido ...

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