Using concrete to help gulf oysters (3:42)

Oysters reefs along the Louisiana coast were once so pervasive they blocked shipping traffic. But over harvesting and pollution have diminished the reefs. The recent oil spill contributed to oyster kills, but scientists are working to restore the oyster habitat.

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Published: March 4, 2011, 05 pm
Revised: March 4, 2011, 05 pm
Author(s): Courtney Carroll
Content Source: National Geographic

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Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Oil and Society

Oil in the Marine Environment

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