With over 900 Reef Balls deployed this is truly a great cooperative effort. Watch the video to see how they were deployed and why. Then think creatively about a project for your area. Oysters are important and we have lost so many in the waters around the world. What will you to to restore marine habitat?
Restoring North Carolina's Oysters
In 2013, at the Long Shoal Oyster Sanctuary in Pamlico Sound, N.C., #OysterReefs were created from 880 concrete reef balls – structures placed across the sound floor. Within a few months, young oysters (called spat) began to colonize the balls. By using non-explosive ordnance and training at a safe distance from the new oyster reef, North Carolina has expanded its Oyster Sanctuary System and the #USNavy’s mission of maintaining combat readiness has begun again at the Long Shoal Range. Click the video to learn more!
Posted by U.S. Navy Stewards of the Sea on Friday, August 5, 2016
