Shell Mountain at The Fish Peddler in Bay City, Oregon. It’s always an impressive sight when driving along the 101 on the Oregon Coast. I learned that the best shells are replanted and reseeded in the company’s oyster beds to provide for continued sustainability. Pretty remarkable!
Here’s a short news story on a similar process of recycling shells in Chesapeake Bay:
That’s neat. What do you mean the best shells are replanted and reseeded?
As I understand it, they replant the good used shells in the oyster bed and reseed them using oyster larvae.
Here’s a YouTube video about a similar process in Chesapeake Bay (now added to body of blog post):
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F1EEdEEOTQ&w=560&h=315%5D
That is a wonderful depiction of DENSE!!
Thank you!!