Shell Recycling Program Reports
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Item type: Item , Marine Resources Administration Shell Recycling Program : 2022 Collection Year : Annual Report(Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Division of Fish and Wildlife, 2022) Stueber, ScottThis report documents recycled shell collection in 2022 by the Marine Resources Administration’s Shell Recycling Program in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Included are the economic and potential ecological benefits, logistical tasks, partners, outreach, and challenges associated with the collection of shell. Additionally, this document summarizes program operations, origins and history, the partners’ roles, and the recycled shell's intended use. In 2022, a total of 3,362 bushels (92.45 tons) were collected from five restaurant partners. A separate report providing a complete analysis of the MRA’s shellfish enhancement activities, in which recycled shell is a critical component, will be produced and available in the coming months. Full shell planting activities are not described in this report.Item type: Item , Marine Resources Administration Shell Recycling Program : 2021 Collection Year : Annual Report(Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Division of Fish and Wildlife, 2021) Stueber, ScottThis report documents recycled shell collection during 2021 by the Marine Resources Administration’s Shell Recycling Program in Atlantic City, New Jersey, including the economic and potential ecological benefits, logistical tasks, partners, outreach, and challenges associated with the collection of shell. Additionally, this document summarizes program operations, the program's origins and history, the partners’ roles, and the recycled shell's intended use. In 2021, a total of 2,410 bushels (66 tons) were collected from four restaurant partners. A separate report providing a complete analysis of the MRA’s shellfish enhancement activities, in which recycled shell is a critical component, will be produced and available in the coming months. Full shell planting activities are not described in this report.Item type: Item , MFA Shell Recycling Program 2020 Collection Year : Annual Report(Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Division of Fish and Wildlife, 2020) Stueber, ScottThis document outlines the 2020 collection year of the Marine Fisheries Administration Shell Recycling Program in Atlantic City, New Jersey, including the economic and potential ecological benefits, logistical tasks, partners, and challenges faced. This document intends to outline the operations involved in the Shell Recycling Program that will benefit the health of New Jersey’s coastal waters by beneficially using a waste product while reducing disposal costs for Atlantic City businesses. The document will also summarize the origins of the program, roles of partners, as well as identify the challenges and needs that the program still faces.Item type: Item , New Jersey Shell Recycling Guidelines for Restaurant-Based Shell Collection and Management(Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Division of Fish and Wildlife, 2024) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection; Barnegat Bay Partnership on Shell RecyclingOysters are a keystone species throughout the Atlantic Coast of New Jersey and the Delaware Bay. Well-functioning oyster reefs provide a host of ecosystem services including filtering significant volumes of water and providing essential habitat for a wide variety of aquatic species, many of which are of commercial and recreational significance. Shell planting is a proven management strategy that provides the substrate necessary for oyster populations to grow and succeed. While various agencies (State, Federal, local, academia, and non-government) aim to develop and implement oyster enhancement efforts, it is often limited by the availability of shell, which has become increasingly scarce and costly. Recycled shell helps to bridge this gap. Shell is diverted from the waste stream to be used in oyster reef enhancement efforts and shoreline stabilization projects, while simultaneously achieving waste reduction goals by keeping it out of a landfill. Shell recycling programs have been growing in popularity nationwide and several groups in New Jersey have developed programs to achieve these goals