New York volunteers spent seven years preparing six 175-pound reef balls for Eastchester Bay; weeks after the October 2026 installation, divers spotted fish, crabs and shrimp sheltering among oyster-covered structures

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(Image credit: Sally Connolly/ Bronx Times)Volunteer efforts and years of research aimed at restoring the oyster population in the waters of Eastchester Bay have, after seven years, come to fruition.
On October 9, 2026, volunteers with City Island Oyster Reef carried six concrete reef balls into the bay, near Delmour's Point, marking the organisation's first installation of permanent reef structures.
According to the Bronx Times, through sustained research and planning near City Island, volunteers have now begun installing permanent artificial reef structures to encourage the return of native

(Image credit: Sally Connolly/ Bronx Times)Volunteer efforts and years of research aimed at restoring the oyster population in the waters of Eastchester Bay have, after seven years, come to fruition.
On October 9, 2026, volunteers with City Island Oyster Reef carried six concrete reef balls into the bay, near Delmour's Point, marking the organisation's first installation of permanent reef structures.
According to the Bronx Times, through sustained research and planning near City Island, volunteers have now begun installing permanent artificial reef structures to encourage the return of native

Sources: Times of India