Fishermen have taken oysters out of the Long Island Sound off Connecticut for generations. But Todd Koehnke and Tim Macklin have made it their mission to dump millions of old shells back in. Oyster ...
Six million pounds of ancient oyster shells from a Charlotte County mine are now a thriving 3-acre reef in the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River. It is among the latest oyster reefs restored by the ...
NEW ON WYFF NEWS FOUR AT FIVE SPARTANBURG WATER IS COLLECTING OYSTER SHELLS TO SEND TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. THIS IS PART OF SC DNR’S PROGRAM TO HELP BOTH THE WATER QUALITY AND LOCAL HABITATS.
As oyster roast season comes to a close, a local partnership is making sure nothing goes to waste ...
Tampa Bay’s connection to oysters stretches back thousands of years. Archaeological evidence in the form of shell mounds, or “middens,” shows indigenous people harvested oysters to eat and may have ...
Most marine animals form their shells from calcium carbonate, which is a tough mineral also found in limestone. Some sponges ...
Seashells tend to appear quietly. After the tide pulls back, they are just there, mixed into the sand, sometimes whole, ...