The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve has partnered with the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife to collect discarded oyster and clam shells from the public to subsequently use for oyster reef enhancement efforts. JCNERR, in Tuckerton, is now a drop-off station for the NJDEP Fish and Wildlife Shell Recycling Program.
“After consuming shellfish at home, community members can now bring oyster and clam shells to the shell drop-off and…
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