How it works: The concrete structures, called reef balls, coupled with the shell bags provide infrastructure for oyster reefs to grow, Tampa Bay Watch social media coordinator Brianna Varner told ...

Reef balls, a tool proven effective for improving saltwater fisheries for many years, are being tested in the shallow waters ...

It’s part of a plan to add a total of 600 reef balls to the river. The St Mary’s is one of eleven Bay tributaries targeted for full oyster habitat restoration by 2025. You might mistake one of ...

When you slurp an exotic Pacific oyster or throw fresh seafood on the BBQ this weekend, spare a thought for our local shellfish reefs—most of which have been destroyed or forgotten. Coastal ...