Conservation
Can Oyster “Recycling” Lead to Carbon Sequestration?
Posted 6/24/2022
Yamaha Rightwaters joined forces with Texas A&M University’s Harte Research Institute and the Coastal Conservation Association to initiate a new conservation project designed to evaluate the role of oyster reefs in capturing and storing carbon in St. Charles Bay in the Gulf of Mexico. The team is rebuilding oyster reefs with recycled oyster shells. Oysters naturally sequester carbon and have the ability to reduce ocean acidification.