Oyster Restoration

Oyster Restoration

How many acres of oyster reef restoration projects have been initiated since 2000?

Although there are insufficient data to fully evaluate the PREP goal, oyster reef restoration projects totaling about 75 acres have been initiated since 2000. Sedimentation and other mortality factors hampered success at most sites, but methods have been developed recently that show good promise. Moreover, the process has become highly collaborative in recent years . Planned projects for 2023 and future years involve collaborations between New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, The Nature Conservancy, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the University of New Hampshire. Restoration projects are focused on the Great Bay Estuary since there is no historical record of oysters in the Hampton-Seabrook Estuary.


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