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NYC's Billion Oyster Project.... Could we do it here in LA?
Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:43 am
Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:43 am
I just read an article discussing a non-profit effort to clean up NYC's harbor while also building a natural breakwater to protect against future storms.
NYC was once home to 200,000 acres of oyster beds but they were overharvested and the harbor became too polluted to support the ecosystem.
How it works
Billion Oyster Project partners with more than 70 restaurants in New York City. The businesses save up their oyster shells rather than tossing them, and volunteers for the Billion Oyster Project round them up and cart them off to Governors Island, a small island due east of the Statue of Liberty.
The shells are then left outside for at least a year. This allows the elements to naturally cleanse them of organic matter before they are sent to the the New York Harbor School, a maritime-focused public high school on Governors Island, which is heavily involved in the project.
Students grow and hatch baby oysters that are then attached to the cleaned shells. The shells and larvae are grouped together and strategically placed somewhere off New York's coastline.
Billion Oyster Project has started twelve reefs so far, some close to shore, and others out in deeper waters.
Engaging the community — particularly young students — throughout the process is a top priority. The group works with more than 75 public schools across all five New York City boroughs, and students take field trips out to reef sites or research station to learn how to measure water quality and track oyster growth.
"Our work with schools and communities gets people down to the water's edge and starts to reestablish the relationship that New Yorkers used to have with the ecosystem," Malinowski said.
Billion Oyster Project is funded through a variety of grants from state and city backers. The National Science Foundation also recently renewed support for the project, offering a two-year $4.5 million grant.
TLDR: Public/Private non-profit partnership aims to rebuild NYC's oyster beds to act as a natural water filter and breakwater.
Could we do something similar to protect from coastal erosion?
it seems to be a pretty cost effective solution that could eventually become self sustaining.
NYC was once home to 200,000 acres of oyster beds but they were overharvested and the harbor became too polluted to support the ecosystem.
How it works
Billion Oyster Project partners with more than 70 restaurants in New York City. The businesses save up their oyster shells rather than tossing them, and volunteers for the Billion Oyster Project round them up and cart them off to Governors Island, a small island due east of the Statue of Liberty.
The shells are then left outside for at least a year. This allows the elements to naturally cleanse them of organic matter before they are sent to the the New York Harbor School, a maritime-focused public high school on Governors Island, which is heavily involved in the project.
Students grow and hatch baby oysters that are then attached to the cleaned shells. The shells and larvae are grouped together and strategically placed somewhere off New York's coastline.
Billion Oyster Project has started twelve reefs so far, some close to shore, and others out in deeper waters.
Engaging the community — particularly young students — throughout the process is a top priority. The group works with more than 75 public schools across all five New York City boroughs, and students take field trips out to reef sites or research station to learn how to measure water quality and track oyster growth.
"Our work with schools and communities gets people down to the water's edge and starts to reestablish the relationship that New Yorkers used to have with the ecosystem," Malinowski said.
Billion Oyster Project is funded through a variety of grants from state and city backers. The National Science Foundation also recently renewed support for the project, offering a two-year $4.5 million grant.
TLDR: Public/Private non-profit partnership aims to rebuild NYC's oyster beds to act as a natural water filter and breakwater.
Could we do something similar to protect from coastal erosion?
it seems to be a pretty cost effective solution that could eventually become self sustaining.
This post was edited on 1/17/19 at 8:46 am
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Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:46 am to Tigeralum2008
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The businesses save up their oyster shells rather than tossing them, and volunteers for the Billion Oyster Project round them up and cart them off to Governors Island, a small island due east of the Statue of Liberty.
The shells are then left outside for at least a year. This allows the elements to naturally cleanse them of organic matter before they are sent to the the New York Harbor School, a maritime-focused public high school on Governors Island, which is heavily involved in the project.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:49 am to Tigeralum2008
This looks amazing. We could easily do this in Louisiana, unfortunately, it would involve gov't in Louisiana which is even less competent than NY.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:49 am to Tigeralum2008
A group at Texas A&M Corpus Christi has done a similar project there with success. LINK
It could and should definitely be done in Louisiana.
It could and should definitely be done in Louisiana.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:51 am to CoachChappy
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even less competent than NY.
Idk these people are fricking retarded
Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:52 am to Tigeralum2008
Wearing sandals on an oyster bed? That should be fun
Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:55 am to upgrayedd
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Wearing sandals on an oyster bed? That should be fun
It's OK...they're Tevas
Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:56 am to Tigeralum2008
The history of the oyster in New York is pretty amazing. People from all over the world used to be able to come to New York without a single dime on them and eat decently. A oyster has so much nuitrition that a human can continue to live by only eating 3 a day. So when Victor got off the boat and had to live on the streets for a couple of weeks, he did not starve. He instead went to the harbor and got himself some oysters. They were extremely numerous during the 1800s. So the oyster has been a very key part of New York’s overall success.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:59 am to Tigeralum2008
Well they sure ain’t gonna do it if corrupt politicians keep chasing businesses out of state:
You can’t squeeze them too much or they go elsewhere.
You can’t squeeze them too much or they go elsewhere.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:00 am to Tigeralum2008
My in laws do this at their camp at cypremort point, at least with putting the shells around their wharf. It’s more like a $50 project than a $50 billion one though 
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:01 am to Bread Orgeron
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A group at Texas A&M Corpus Christi has done a similar project there with success. LINK
It could and should definitely be done in Louisiana.
Texas AMCC simplified the process even more. They didn't even try to implant oyster larvae on the shells. They simply dumped the discarded shells back into the oyster reef. We absolutey could do this! It'd be the maritime equivalent to planting trees after harvesting lumber
This post was edited on 1/17/19 at 9:02 am
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:02 am to Tigeralum2008
We have something similar in La. All the restaurants save shells and they cage them up to make coastline barriers. They run a boat out of Bayou Liberty in Slidell full of them
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:07 am to CypressTrout10
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We have something similar in La. All the restaurants save shells and they cage them up to make coastline barriers. They run a boat out of Bayou Liberty in Slidell full of them
Is that statewide or just a local effort? I have not seen any BR restaurants save shells but admittedly I haven't really paid that much attention to it.
This post was edited on 1/17/19 at 9:08 am
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:14 am to Tigeralum2008
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana started the oyster shell recycling program in Louisiana about five years ago. They work with restaurants in New Orleans to turn the old shells into reefs. The program is cool, but it’s not a massive undertaking that can transform a coast. All volunteer restoration efforts are pretty targeted because the coast is enormous in scale. Every little bit helps though. It’s hard work, and you gotta win where you can.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:20 am to SpqrTiger
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The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana started the oyster shell recycling program in Louisiana about five years ago. They work with restaurants in New Orleans to turn the old shells into reefs. The program is cool, but it’s not a massive undertaking that can transform a coast. All volunteer restoration efforts are pretty targeted because the coast is enormous in scale. Every little bit helps though. It’s hard work, and you gotta win where you ca
I'd love to help scale this project up to other cities. Thanks for giving me the name of the group.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:22 am to OMLandshark
a sidebar.....people up north, Maine, etc. used ground up lobsters for fertilizer and only the slaves actually ate them.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:22 am to Tigeralum2008
Theres oyster farmers who process there own oysters who do this in LA..... Motivatit and Wilson's to name 2. They reseed their own beds though. Oysters are awesome, they clean the waterways, then after you eat the clean out out your colon.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:25 am to Tigeralum2008
Where does PETA stand on this?
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:28 am to SpqrTiger
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:31 am to Tigeralum2008
LA already has a similar program LINK
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