Tag: oyster restoration

a photo of Dr. Anna Braswell, Maylet Perez and Emily Surmont

Cracking the Shell on Oyster Reef Monitoring

Maylet Perez is an undergraduate student in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences at the University of Florida. She is one of Florida Sea Grant’s 2025 undergraduate interns. Many people think of South Florida as a vacation destination

Several pallets stacked with triangular, mesh-textured concrete artificial reef blocks sit under the shade of a large tree on a grassy riverbank. In the background, a calm river flows past a dense line of green mangroves on the opposite shore under a hazy sky

Episode 2 – Oyster Restoration

Today on Marine Science Minute with Florida Sea Grant: Oyster Restoration! Oyster reefs are vital to estuaries, where freshwater meets saltwater. They provide habitat for small organisms, are feeding grounds for important fish species like snapper and grouper, and stabilize