A restoration project at Riverview Park using concrete oyster reef balls to stop shoreline erosion is showing good results in ...

Coastal Conservation Association Maryland brought their Living Reef Action Campaign to the Michael E Busch Annapolis Library Friday where volunteers built reef balls from concrete. (Paul W.

Centuries ago, oyster reefs calmed wave action in the Chesapeake Bay and served as a natural protection for shorelines. Most of them are gone now. Down more than 95 percent from historic levels.

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Coastal communities are using nature to clean the ocean and combat rising sea levels. Their secret weapon: oyster shells. "One of my personal statements is, I joke, I'm trying to ...

PASS CHRISTIAN (WLOX) -- They look like some sort of alien pods from outer space. But the 4500 pound concrete cones lined up at Matthews Marine will become artificial offshore reefs. "These are reef ...

TILGHMAN ISLAND, Md. - Volunteers are dumping dozens of alien-like chunks of concrete into the Chesapeake Bay. These concrete chunks have a name - reef balls. They each weigh between 200 to 300 pounds ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) — The Port of San Diego has begun installation of 300 "reef balls" as part of the South Bay Native Oyster Living Shoreline Project next to the Chula Vista Wildlife Refuge, it was ...

In Volusia County's coastal communities, where fishing is a big part of the lifestyle, the importance of healthy ecosystems cannot be understated. Several species of fish, crustaceans and other ...