On a sunny day in Corpus Christi, dozens of volunteers stand knee-deep in the Gulf, forming an assembly line. It’s all part a coastal restoration effort from Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi that involves recycling oyster shells from local restaurants. Texas Country Reporter visited with Danielle Downey, a research specialist at the Harte Research Institute, to learn more about how Sink Your Shucks became the first initiative in Texas to reclaim oyster shells and return them to our local waters.
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Recycled Oyster Shells Are Given New Life to Restore Wildlife
At Texas A&M in Corpus Christi, the Sink Your Shucks recycling program has pioneered a method to rebuild oyster reefs.
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