A Customs and Border Patrol Agriculture K9 intercepted restricted seashells and coral from the Bahamas, prompting officials to remind beachgoers of strict harvest laws.

Florida Returned 500,000 Tons of Discarded Shells to the Gulf, Creating New Habitat for Marine Life ...

Florida dumped 500,000 tons of oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico, which helped rebuild damaged reefs and restore marine habitats.

Florida’s use of 500,000 tons of old shells in the Gulf highlights how oyster reef restoration can turn sandy seafloor into ...

Florida turns discarded oyster shells into living reefs, but official records do not confirm the 500,000-ton claim.

The Florida horse conch population—one of the world's largest invertebrate animals—is shrinking. Established in 1969 as the Florida state shell with a record length of two feet, it has become symbolic ...

Florida restored parts of the Gulf of Mexico by returning more than 500,000 tonnes of recycled oyster and clam shells to the sea between 2007 and 2024. The shells helped rebuild oyster reefs, improve ...

At the beach, take only pictures, leave only footprints and sandcastles. The mollusks have enough problems already. Sunrise falls on a lightning whelk on the beach at Sanibel Island in southwestern ...

I had never seen a conference of seashells before, but there it was, plain as anything, just before the sun descended on a Wednesday evening last June. Six scalloped, bivalve shells consorted ...