Reintroducing oyster shells could allow them to dissolve and release calcium and calcium carbonate, which could help mitigate ocean acidification.

Every year, thousands of oyster shells are loaded onto a boat, hauled back off to the ocean, and replanted in creeks along the Lowcountry shore. It’s part of SCDNR’s Shellfish Ground ...

The oyster shells used are recycled through SCDNR’s South Carolina Oyster Recycling and Enhancement (SCORE) program. Hodges said those recycled shells can range from a couple of years old to ...

Oyster shells play an important role in South Carolina’s Lowcountry and coastal ecosystem.

100,000 Oyster Bake shells weren’t trashed after Fiesta. They’re being used for reef rehab in Texas gulf. These shells are collected and recycled through an oyster reef rehabilitation program ...

Oyster shells play an important role in South Carolina’s Lowcountry and coastal ecosystem.

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources' Shellfish Ground Management Operation is a yearly program that involves collecting used oyster shells from the community and restaurants, and ...

South Carolina's coastal communities are investing millions of dollars in oyster-based living shorelines. But as demand for shells has climbed, so have costs.

The shells then go to a shell-curing site to be cleaned of any invasive species and bacteria… and then they’re returned to the water via oyster restoration projects.

French researchers are turning discarded oyster shells into eco-friendly concrete with significantly lower CO₂ emissions. Currently being tested along the French Atlantic coast, this material ...

You can recycle your used oyster shells for a great cause thanks to the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary.