Deploy 2.5 million adult, diploid oysters grown by farmers to recruitment limited restoration sites throughout New England, Mid-Atlantic and West Coast regions to enhance 29.5 acres of oyster reefs. Project will improve water quality, rebuild marine habitat, advance shoreline protection and provide economic benefits to coastal communities.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Advancing Oyster Restoration with Shellfish Growers in New England, Mid-Atlantic and West Coast (VA)
Organization:
The Nature Conservancy
Project ID:
0318.23.075734
Description:
Award Amount:
$2999514.19
Location:
Newmarket, New Hampshire; Bourne, Edgartown, and Fairhaven, Massachusetts; Brookhaven, Oyster Bay, and Southampton, New York; Heislerville and Middletown, New Jersey; Chester and Claibourne, Maryland;Silverdale and Squaxin Island Reservation, Washington;Elkhorn and Inverness, California