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.

Basics

Harris
N/A
Galveston Bay Foundation
$66,668

Classification

  • CMP 306
Habitat Restoration/Protection Public Education & Outreach

Timeline

completed
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

Responsibility
Galveston Bay Foundation
Contact
Philip Smith 17330 Highway 3 Webster, TX 77598 281.332.3381 ext 210 Email