Shell Bank Improving Oyster Reef Restoration Through Oyster Shell Recycling, Education, and Scientific Inquiry

Summary

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will continue to reclaim oyster shells from coastal bend restaurants/wholesalers for restoring degraded reefs; establish a community-based shell recycling program to promote community drop off locations for shucked oyster shells; create interactive educational modules as part of a web based curriculum and Internet-based kiosk to be placed within one of the partner restaurants; and perform habitat assessments to understand how well restored systems replace the important habitat functions provide by natural reefs.