In 2008, The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina began efforts to restore oyster reefs along the South Carolina coastline. I was hired by the organization to document the process of rebuilding the reefs. The effort, which is being led by Joy Brown -TNC's Marine Restoration Specialist - starts with building structures called oyster castles along the edges of Spartina Marshes. Much of the work of this 'test-phase of the process has been conducted on Jeremy Island near McClellanville, South...
more »In 2008, The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina began efforts to restore oyster reefs along the South Carolina coastline. I was hired by the organization to document the process of rebuilding the reefs. The effort, which is being led by Joy Brown -TNC's Marine Restoration Specialist - starts with building structures called oyster castles along the edges of Spartina Marshes. Much of the work of this 'test-phase of the process has been conducted on Jeremy Island near McClellanville, South Carolina. After only five months, the oyster castles were covered in new oysters- an encouraging sign. Approximately 130 different species depend on the oyster reefs for food and protection.
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