Advancing Oyster Restoration with Shellfish Growers in New England, Mid-Atlantic and West Coast

Recipient: The Nature Conservancy

Grant Amount: $2,999,500 Matching Funds: $1,479,300 Total Project Amount: $4,478,800

This award will deploy 2.5 million adult, diploid oysters grown by farmers to recruitment limited restoration sites throughout the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and West Coast regions to enhance 29.5 acres of oyster reefs. The project will improve water quality, rebuild marine habitat, advance shoreline protection, and provide economic benefits to coastal communities.

For more information on the grant program funding this project, please visit the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s website.