When Hurricane Ike slammed Galveston in 2008, among the structures that were damaged were some you can't see: underwater oyster reefs. While there have been efforts to restore oyster reefs along the ...

SCDNR’s SCORE program relies on natural resources, technicians like Bryan Luce and a host of volunteers to sort and clean oyster shells from local restaurants Credit: Ferris Kaplan We have to talk ...

WELLFLEET — Two 5-foot-tall piles of spent oyster shells sit in a corner of Wellfleet’s garbage and recycling center, baking in the hot summer sun. The approximately 25,000 pounds of bivalves have ...

The conveyor belt of volunteers stands in ankle-deep water, passing mesh bags full of emptied oyster shells. The regulars ...