Shellfish Reefs at Risk - Shellfish Reefs at Risk: Case Studies

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Learn more about the Conservancy's work to protect and restore shellfish populations around the United States through the Shellfish Restoration Network.

Shellfish Reefs at Risk Report

Shellfish Reefs at Risk Fact Sheet

This report has highlighted the extreme depletion of native oyster reefs worldwide. However, there are many examples at multiple scales that show what can be done to reverse this trend. Below are links to The Nature Conservancy and partner projects within the United States that demonstrate new and progressive techniques to bring shellfish reefs back from the brink.

Chesapeake Bay

Smith Island, Virginia

Puget Sound, Washignton

Indian River Lagoon, Florida

Great South Bay, New York

Peconic Bay, New York

Netarts Bay, Oregon

Grand Isle, Louisiana

Wellfleet Bay, Massachusettes

Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photo © Anne Birch (oyster mats); Photo © Rob Brumbaugh (oyster restoration at Smith Island).