Scientists want to bring back oyster reefs to fight climate change
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Emily Jones, WABE
Donated, clean oyster shells are gathered up in bags and stacked on pallets to build oyster reefs. (Emily Jones/WABE)
Oysters are important for coastal ecosystems. Researchers are creating oyster reefs in Georgia to help marshes expand and fight climate change by sequestering carbon.
Georgia Southern University graduate students guide pallets of oyster shells into place to build a reef. (Emily Jones/WABE)Georgia Southern professor John Carroll (right) and graduate students Zach Czoer (left) and Wil Atencio place pallets of oyster shells along the shoreline of the North Newport River in Coastal Georgia. They're building a reef that baby oysters can latch onto, and that will stabilize the shore to allow the marsh to expand. (Emily Jones/WABE)
