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Restaurants to Reefs: Galveston Bay Oyster Shell Recycling Program

Summary

The Galveston Bay Foundation will reclaim spent oyster shell from local seafood restaurants and properly cure the shell in preparation for reuse in oyster reef restoration work in Galveston Bay.  Shell obtained from the program is used for (separately funded) projects that benefit ecosystem services of Galveston Bay and the health and sustainability of the native oyster population.

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Basics

Harris

N/A

Galveston Bay Foundation

$66,668

Classification

CMP 306

• Habitat Restoration/Protection
• Public Education & Outreach

Timeline

10/01/15

Completed

03/31/17

2017

Funding Sources

Source 1

16-064

Coastal Management Program (CMP)

Primary

Federal

$40,000

20

2016

Source 2

16-064

Galveston Bay Foundation

Secondary

Other

$26,668

Contacts

Galveston Bay Foundation

Philip Smith
17330 Highway 3
Webster, TX 77598
281.332.3381 ext 210
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Images

Collected oyster shells curing
Collected oyster shells curing
Reef created from mesh bags of oysters
Reef created from mesh bags of oysters
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