2025 Restoration in Review

We recently published our annual report for 2025, and here are some of the highlights of what we were able to accomplish in the past year:

• Planted over a quarter of a million locally grown oysters in Massachusetts’ coastal waters

• Reclaimed 70,000 pounds of oyster shell that will go toward reef restoration instead of sitting in a landfill

• Expanded our upweller program to six active upwellers, increasing local oyster production capacity and supporting both new and existing reef sites

• Launched year-round shell recycling on the South Shore, partnering with Scarlett Oak Tavern through the Webber Restaurant Group

• Established a new planting location in Ipswich, making meaningful progress toward long-term restoration in Plum Island Sound

• Continued reef rebuilding in Yarmouth’s Bass River, restoring habitat at an existing site and reinforcing ecological resilience in a priority estuary

Read the full report here. If you’d like to get involved in our restoration efforts for 2026, you can sign up to volunteer here or learn more about our programs here.