Local News NOAA backs effort to repair Texas oyster reefs with $8.2M grant Texas Parks & Wildlife and the Harte Research Institute in Corpus Christi will head up the project.

“Healthy oyster reefs are the unsung heroes of our coastal ecosystems,” said Jennifer Pollack, Larry D. McKinney Endowed Chair for Coastal Conservation and Restoration at Harte Research ...

Federal officials have recommended $2.8 million in funding for a proposed project to restore oyster reefs and salt marshes around the world’s only intact, documented Saltwater Geechee community.

To protect Florida’s coastlines, the researchers hope their new findings can initiate efforts to strike a balance within ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY, MD - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced a $10 million grant as funding for a new oyster sanctuary reef in the Chesapeake Bay.

So, they like to attach to existing shells, which helps build a reef," said Maher. Made up of oyster shells, sand and concrete, the Port is installing 360 reef balls in the San Diego South Bay.

Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) have joined forces to introduce the Oyster Reef Recovery Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill designed to enhance the restoration and ...

ALSO READ | Fells Point Oyster Fest returns with a variety to please everyone This work will be funded in part by a $10 million NOAA grant dedicated to oyster reef construction in Maryland.