(AP) — A program that uses oyster shells discarded by restaurants to construct artificial reefs to protect coastal Louisiana is rebuilding itself after being shut down last year by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana program has been working since 2014 to recycle oyster shells to protect wetlands and coastal communities.
But The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported that with stay-at-home orders and other pandemic restrictions in 2020, it was shuttered.
Prior to the pandemic, about 20 restaurants produced about 75 tons a month for the effort.
Now the coalition and the Chef’s Brigade have 13 restaurants contributing cast-off shells, the website reported.
