SC taxpayers pay thousands for out-of-state recycled oysters. What’s being done

Over 300,000 bushels of oysters are eaten in SC each year, but not many are recycled. A new Horry County restaurant ...

SC wildlife officials are partnering with this technical college to expand oyster shell recycling

Georgetown Technical College Wildlife Society club has a new partnership with the SC Department of Natural Resources to ...
Capital Gazette

National Oyster Day: Restaurant demand inspires shell recycling. Here’s how it works.

For years, Maryland has participated in celebrating National Oyster Day on Aug. 5. Although many gastronomists still encourage oyster consumption in months that end in “R,” this rule has become more ...
WBAL-TV

Oyster shell recycling important for Chesapeake Bay. Here's why

ALL RIGHT. THIS WEEK IS CHESAPEAKE OYSTER WEEK. AND JOINING US TODAY IS ALISON ALBERT GUERCIO. I GOT IT RIGHT. RIGHT. YEAH. FROM THE OYSTER RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT. AND ...
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A look at how oyster shells are recycled back into coastal waters to restore reefs

When we go out to eat and have oysters, we see the shells just get tossed away. But, the Galveston Bay Foundation in Texas is collecting those leftover shells to increase the number of oyster beds, ...
WSHU news

Shuck, eat, recycle, repeat! Volunteers needed at Oyster Fest for shell recycling

The Town of Oyster Bay needs volunteers to sort through shells of oysters and clams consumed at the upcoming Oyster Fest. The goal is to support habitat restoration and growing new shellfish. Oyster ...
Houston Public Media

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department closes oyster harvest area in Galveston Bay

The decision for the closure was made after the department determined there weren’t enough legal-sized oysters, or oysters that are three inches or greater, in the area.