ChannelTwoNews Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 A 300-ton pile of oyster shells and a unique plan to restore reefs along Galveston Bay – Houston Public Media "Since 2020, Halili has been collecting oyster shells discarded from the restaurant her son runs, Pier 6 Seafood. In a lot adjacent to the restaurant sit some 300 tons of shells in a giant pile. In the spring, they’ll be dumped offshore just a few hundred yards from Pier 6 to create an attractive new surface for young oysters to attach to and grow on, in what is being named Rett Reef." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantTransit555 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 What benefits would bringing back more oysters give? Slightly unrelated, but I have seen people claim that there were written accounts of the bay the 1800s that describe huge mounds and reefs of oysters that even sometimes stuck out of the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 You mean, aside from a healthier ecosystem and storm surge protection, as well as economic and employment bumps from the harvest? How about adding to a local source for delicious gulf oysters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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