1. By: Liam Batchelder and Elizabeth Bertolini
Oyster Restoration
By: Liam Batchelder and Elizabeth Bertolini

2. The Importance of Oysters
Environmental
Improves water quality
Reduce erosion
Fills ecological niche
Economic
Oyster recycling
Food source
Social
Reduce wake from boats in salt marsh

3. Oyster Locations

4. Our Project Main Focus: Oyster recycling Educational component
Oyster tank in wet lab
Oyster binder
Includes contacts, protocols, important dates, tank care
Hoping for future work to be done on the project

5. Oyster Recycling Can recycle old shells to build new oyster reefs
Yellow bins located at the Village Creek Access, Bald Head Island Club, Bald Head Island Conservancy
Will also be present at the market for holiday oyster roasts
Recycled shells will be placed in salt marsh at specified locations after curing
Recycling schedules and procedures located in oyster binder (??)

6. Salt Marsh Reef Locations

7. Education Component Oyster tank now installed in BISC wet lab
Will be incorporated into Touch Tank Time program
Filtering out algae pellets
Camps
Time lapse video
Starting conversation
Advertisement for oyster recycling

8. Binder Component Table of Contents: Contact list
Oyster tank set up protocols
Oyster tank care protocols
Future directions
Touch Tank Time protocol
Annual Oyster Roasts

9. Future Directions Strengthen recycling program
Work more with outside resources to build up the reefs in the salt marsh
Keep the program running!

10. Acknowledgements
Thompson Wyatt
Suzanne Dorsey
Tim Holbrook

11. Questions?