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Louisiana has lost about 2,000 square miles of coastal land since the 1930s, and recycled oyster shells are being used to build reefs that help slow erosion
It appears to be a highly efficient nature-based approach to this environmental problem. The marshes that once protected coastal areas from erosion have gradually disappeared, making vast expanses of the state's coastline vulnerable to flooding.
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Louisiana has lost about 2,000 square miles of coastal land since the 1930s, and recycled oyster shells are being used to build reefs that…
It appears to be a highly efficient nature-based approach to this environmental problem. The marshes that once protected coastal areas from erosion have gradually disappeared,…
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Florida returned half a million oyster shells to the Gulf of Mexico. The discarded shells became new reef habitat for marine life
What looked like waste has turned into an important tool for restoring marine life along Florida's coast. Between 2007 and 2024, Florida placed more than 500,000 tonnes of…