The Billion Oyster Project announced today the construction of a new oyster reef in NYC, located just a few yards away from the Canarsie shoreline.
New York Harbor is getting a pearl of underwater development off the shores of Brooklyn — one that will rival Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in terms of ecological importance., a local environmental organization, announced the construction of a new oyster reef in Paerdegat Basin, a channel that connects to Jamaica Bay, located just a few yards away from the Canarsie shoreline.
Scientists consider oysters a keystone species for protecting shorelines in NYC and other areas and the animals who live there. Oyster reefs may not be as colorful as, say, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, but their role in the environment is just as important. Constructing the reef will include the placement of 1,015 concrete reef balls that are designed to protect the low-lying shore from storm surge in increasing significant storm events. And, it will reduce erosion throughout the basin.The Billion Oyster Program incorporates oyster larvae, imported from East Coast hatcheries, into tanks with reef structures. The larvae swim around and attach to the reef balls or other items in the tank.
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