{"id":4379,"date":"2015-12-01T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=4379"},"modified":"2024-08-27T15:03:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T19:03:32","slug":"bringing-back-a-bivalve-sea-grant-works-to-restore-oysters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/bringing-back-a-bivalve-sea-grant-works-to-restore-oysters\/","title":{"rendered":"BRINGING BACK A BIVALVE: Sea Grant Works to Restore Oysters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
North Carolina loves its oysters. Not just hot off the grill or raw on a salty cracker, but also as a keystone species in the state\u2019s more than 3,000 square miles of estuaries. Oysters filter water, provide shelter and protect against erosion. But by some estimates, they are down to as low as 10 percent of their historical numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learn more at the North Carolina Oyster Summit<\/a>, titled \u201cPromoting a Healthy Coastal Environment and Economy,\u201d on March 10 and 11 at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences<\/a> in Raleigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n