With no functional Flat oyster reef ecosystems on the Australian mainland ... "The rate of recovery of this benthic ecosystem demonstrates the latent resilience of degraded oyster communities ...

The NC Artificial Reef Program has completed the construction of an artificial oyster reef, according to a social media post ...

"The completion of this reef is an important step in the implementation of the Cape Fear River Oyster Pathway,” said Ted Wilgis, a coastal scientist with the federation, in a release ...

Spreading oyster shells on top of existing reefs provides new habitat on which juvenile oysters attach and helps maintain the reef’s structure after commercial harvests. Photo by Alexandria ...