The precious shoreline of Wagonga Bay in Narum will soon be protected by a new “living shoreline,” and today marks the start of the first phase of the landmark Wagonga Bay Living Shoreline Project. Kylie Russell, acting program manager for the NSW Department of Primary Industries’ Marine Strategy Program, said the project will demonstrate how […]

The 20th International Conference on Shellfish Restoration (ICSR) will be held from the 27 – 30 April 2021 in Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia.With shellfish restoration efforts and research growing globally each year, this conference will provide an exciting opportunity to progress the science and practice of shellfish reef restoration by providing a forum […]

Mussel beds installed in Mahurangi Harbour (Waihē) late 2017 are having a major upgrade this month from the Mussel Reef Restoration Trust (Revive our Gulf). Three 10 tonne mussel beds will be added to extend the previous five. The mussel beds have been a success with excellent survival and rapidly forming reef structure. Divers have […]

NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Fisheries researchers will be hitting the water from 29 January 2019 to trial different methods to restore oyster reefs. NSW DPI Fisheries Manager, Kirk Dahle, said the trial studies will inform the oyster reef restoration project that is scheduled to commence in Port Stephens estuary in early 2020, as […]

Great video from The Nature Conservancy’s shellfish restoration project at Port Phillip Bay has been developed to help communicate the benefits of the project with the community.

Urgent action to save marine beds Most New Zealanders flocking to the beach this summer will be unaware of the perilous state of the marine ecosystem beneath the waves.  Human land-based activities, sea level rise, disturbance to the seafloor and over-harvesting have created one of the most rapidly changing natural systems in our environment.  I […]

BOSTON – The Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Matthew Beaton is partnering with shellfish stakeholders to establish a Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative Task Force.  The Task Force includes representatives of commercial shellfishermen, shellfish farmers, recreational harvesters, restoration groups, and municipalities, as well as legislative and executive office members, in an effort to […]

Just before Christmas, the team at Restore Pumicestone Passage, along with incredible help from the OzFish Unlimited volunteers, manufactured 80 besser modules and prepared them ready for shellfish reef restoration deployment into Pumicestone Passage on Bribie Island, Queensland. Find out more about the project here: http://restorepumicestonepassage.org/

New York (CNN Business)The New York Harbor for years has been polluted and depleted of marine life. But one nonprofit is working to clean the murky water and revive its long-lost ecosystem — one oyster at a time.The Billion Oyster Project has worked since 2014 to rebuild oyster reefs in the waters surrounding New York […]

OceanWatch Australia have produced an informative YouTube video explaining the importance of oyster reefs as water quality regulators and habitats. The video also talks about oyster reefs as coastal and shoreline protection and provides a great update on the Living Shorelines Program.