Successful Coastal Initiatives

Oyster Shell Recycling

North Carolina is launching an innovative recycling program to collect oyster shells from individuals and businesses and place them back overboard to help turn the tide on declining oyster stocks.

Researchers and scientists can construct large reefs in prime oyster growing areas enhancing oyster productivity and providing hook-and line fishing opportunities for the public. So take your shells destined for the trash heap and turn them into them an estuarine treasure by participating in the North Carolina Oyster Shell Recycling Program at these locations.