The fishermen have extracted oyster from the Long Island Sound from the Connecticut for generations. But Todd Konke and Tim McLin have made their missions to bring back millions of old shells.
Sheep Beds are important for a healthy ocean, because they Filter waterPrevent erosion and provide a house for an estimated 300 different species. In an aquatic cycle of life, old shells also provide ideal surface for children oyster and to move forward – sometimes for a shell.
Koehnke and Macqueline’s two-individuals are non-profit, collective seep recycling and restoration, helping to help restore the health of the connecting OysterMcLin said that in two years, he has returned more than 700,000 pounds of oyster shells.
“We are taking it out of the sound for many for more than 100 years, and no one is really putting it back,” said that.
Their efforts funded by state grants, the fate of the Atlantic coast and the Gulf with a list of existing restoration programs in most states are the newest additions. It begins with more than 50 connecticut seafood restaurants collecting shells that leave them back into the bucket.
After that, shells treat for a year, so that they get enough time to kill aggressive species so as not to contaminate the sound.
“We just move the shell, in fact, what we do, and nature all works,” said McLine.
One of the restaurants they collect is an oaster club in the complicated, connecticut.
Chef Renny Topons say they serve 4,000 to 6,000 oyster per week – some 2 billion oyster that Americans eat every year.
“It is important to ensure that you know that we are doing our share to help improve the world, strengthening our ecosystem,” Topown said.
