A New Jersey Shore Town Has Turned to Oysters to Fight Sea Level Rise and Erosion

By Emilie Lounsberry

July 28, 2025

Workers with the Billion Oyster Project prepare to place oysters in the waters near Brooklyn’s Bush Terminal Park in New York City. Credit: Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images

The “coastal ecosystem engineers” are thriving in man-made reefs of concrete and recycled shells that protect coastlines here and in at least 10 other states from storm surges and rising waters. Read More Here….