Eagle Reef Project aims to install 1,000 artificial reefs along Alabama’s coast
A coalition of partners and volunteers in the Mobile area are joining forces to expand significantly the number of artificial mini oyster reefs in Alabama’s coastal waters.
Partners for Environmental Progress Mobile (PEP) has joined with the University of South Alabama School of Marine and Environmental Sciences to take The Eagle Reef Project to a whole new level.
The mission: to install 1,000 of the mini reefs by the end of 2024 – way beyond the initial goal of 175 established for an Eagle Scout project led by John Shell of Troop 147 in Mobile.
“We want to take Shell’s amazing efforts and grow from 175 to 1,000 reefs all across coastal Alabama.” Said Jennifer Denson, PEP executive director.
The positive impact of 1,000 oyster reefs would be substantial to coastal Alabama waters. According to estimates, the oysters in those reefs could filter 7.3 billion gallons of water a year, helping…
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Author : Allanah Taylor
Alabama News Center
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