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Oyster reefs protect our shorelines from storm damage and provide a biologically rich habitat for hundreds of fish, crabs and birds. But we’ve literally eaten oysters out of house and home. Now researchers in Wellfleet, Massachusetts are experimenting wit
Oyster reefs play a critical role in protecting our shorelines from storms and pollution but they are the most threatened marine habitat on the planet. We’re literally eating the oyster out of house and home and destroying reefs in the process. Living on Earth’s Bruce Gellerman traveled to Wellfleet, Massachusetts to learn how scientists are experimenting with new ways to restore oyster reefs.