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The way it works is we get waves coming through this region. eventually the waves eat away the shoreline. >> the reefs actually stop and ab bosh the wave energy. behind the reefs, the water flattens out. >> the wake of our own boat immediately lays down when it hits the reef back here. it's amazing. >> in mobile bay, we're using a different technique. >> looking good. >> that is we are laying bagged shell down on the floor of the gulf. volunteers formed a human chain and passed painstakingly one bag of oyster shell to each other to create these reefs. we're going to see oysters come in on thes...

See behind the reefs, the water flattens out. >> the wake of our own boat is just immediately lays down when it hits the reef back here. it is amazing. in mobile bay, we are using a different technique. >> looking good. >> and that is that we are laying bag shell down on the floor of the gulf. volunteers formed a human chain. in a task that is painstakingly to put one bag of oyster shell passed to another to create these reefs. we will see the oysters come in on the reefs, and we will see the fisheries rebound and one other thing that we think that we will see is more baby oysters put out into...

Adult oysters have develop shells and grow into adult oysters. eventually we'll see these cages completely encrusted into oysters. >> these are particularly important. we get wave energy and waves coming through this region. eventually those waves eat away the shore line. >> the reef actually stop and absorb that wave energy. as you can see behind the reef, the water flattens out. >> the wake of our own boat is immediately lays down when it hits the reef back here. it's amazing. in mobile bay, we're using a different technique. >> looking good. >> that is we are laying bag shells down on the f...

>> this is the grand isle shoreline protection oyster restoration project. >> around the world oysters have declined 85%, and it is the most imperiled ecosystem in the world. >> the goal of the project is to install artificial oyster reefs. along particularly vulnerable marsh shorelines. >> the structures of the vertical oyster reef. it is a metal frame with bags filled with recycled oyster shell. >> baby oysters will settle on adult oysters and develop shells and grow into adult oysters. eventually, we will see the cages completely encrusted with oysters and they will form a living reef. thes...