Oyster Shells Recycled Back Into Coastal Waters To Restore Reefs

The Galveston Bay Foundation in Texas is using restaurants' leftover shells to increase oyster population and improve the quality of coastal waters.

When we go out to eat and have oysters, we see the shells just get tossed away. But the Galveston Bay Foundation in Texas is collecting those leftover shells to increase the number of oyster beds, which are being destroyed by extreme weather.

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