Shell Bank: Enhancing coastal resiliency via shell recycling, restoration and community partnerships

Summary

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) will continue to reclaim shucked oyster shells from partner restaurants and recycle them for use in reef restoration. TAMU-CC will also help teachers integrate oyster reef restoration into the curriculum and evaluate the habitat provided by harvestable restored reefs in Copano Bay.  

Basics

Nueces
N/A
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
$208,333

Classification

  • CMP 306
Ecological Impacts (Cumulative & Secondary) Habitat Restoration/Protection Public Education & Outreach

Timeline

completed
2022

Funding Sources

Source 1

21-060-007-c667
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Primary
Federal
$125,000
25
2021

Source 2

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Other
Other
$83,333

Contacts

Responsibility
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Contact
Jennifer B Pollack Chair of Coastal Conservation and Restoration & Associate Professor of Marine Biology Project Manager Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, 6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5869 Corpus Christi TX 78412 361.825.2041 Email
Responsibility
General Land Office