press for reef ball
2023
New Haven Sound School students build oyster reef to protect shore, grow oyster population - New Haven, CT
Sound School Students Restoring Oysters in Harbor - New Haven, CT
Toilet to Reef: A unique recycling program turning your old potty into an ecosystem
Turn your old toilet into a marine sanctuary
- Pinellas County, FL
Turn your old toilet into a marine sanctuary
- Pinellas County, FL
Volunteers from St.Mary's College Deploy 248 Reef Balls in Past Two Weeks - St Mary's River, Maryland
Banwa Private Island: An Escape To Palawan’s Hidden Gem - Palawan, Philippines
Illegal fishermen from Masbate become guardians of the sea - Masbate Marine Protected Area, Philippines
Families gather to lay loved ones to rest off coast of Topsail Beach
- SURF CITY, North Carolina
- SURF CITY, North Carolina
Forget about sea walls, meet oyster Reef Balls - Tierra Verde, FL
Young volunteers build oyster Reef Balls - Magothy River, Maryland
Magothy Oyster Reef Expansion Dedicated to Young Teen - Magothy River, Maryland
Fishing Association Deploys More Reef Balls - Beach Haven, NJ
Shell cover, rugosity, and tidal elevation impact native and non-indigenous oyster recruitment: Implications for reef ball design -Science Direct (Scientific Joutnal) July, 2023
Reef balls offer one way to protect coral reefs - Turks and Caicos Islands
B2Gold worked with communities to install more than 2,200 Reef Balls in the Colorada Marine Protected Area - Press RELEASE
After years of contamination, waters at Victoria International Marina now thriving - - Victoria, British Columbia
Our coral reefs are dying" local artist aims to save coral reefs - Lafayette Parish, LA
Dauphin Island Causeway Reef Repurposing Project - Mobile, AL
2022
Cozying Up With Regenerative Coral Rendering - Rhode River, MD
Smithsonian and Chesapeake Bay Foundation Announce New Oyster Restoration Partnership - Flaunt Mag., Issue 185
CBF and SERC Announce New Oyster Restoration Partnership - Rhode River, MD
Evening Cruise Supports Reef Ball Projects - Long Beach Island, NJ
Premier hails impact of Sarawak Reef Ball Project - Sarawak, Malaysia
Summer 2022 Is All About Oysters! - St. Mary’s River, MD
Tampa Bay Watch builds stunning living shoreline to restore 2D Island in Hillsborough Bay - Tampa Bay, FL
New underwater habitat with 20 million juvenile oysters deployed at NYC’s Gansevoort Peninsula – New York, NY
Dying Masbate marine ecosystem revived as PhilGold deploys thousands of Reef Balls – Manila, Philippines
Palm Beach County nonprofit teaching kids how to build, deploy Reef Balls – Palm Beach County, FL
Montville Township students build reef balls to help sea life off the Manasquan Inlet – Montville Township, NJ
Gili Balu: A Hidden Gem Beginning to Sparkle – Sumbawa, Indonesia
4th graders at Manchester Elementary School make Reef Balls as part of the STEM curriculum – Montville, NJ, NJ
Fighting Erosion Along Long Island Sound With ‘Reef Balls' – Long Island, NY
A Growing Network of No Shoes Reefs – Coastal Conservation Association's Tide Magazine
Sawfish Bay Park living shoreline project in Jupiter - Jupiter. FL
Lafayette River Oyster Survey Shows Thriving Reefs – Chesapeake Bay, VA
‘Reef Balls’ Gain Traction for Shoreline Protection – New England
Port Project Aims to Restore Oyster Reefs in San Diego Bay – San Diego, CA
Restoration Work Continues at Cape – Cape St. Claire, Maryland
Halifax Port Authority to undertake Pier A-1 infilling project – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Millions of Oysters Added to New York Harbor In Effort to Clean Up Hudson River – Hudson River, New York
2021
Living Shoreline' being built on St. Pete waterfront to protect area from continued erosion – St. Petersburg, FL
City of St. Pete to launch Living Shoreline Project at Lassing Park – St. Petersburg, FL
Over 300 ‘reef balls’ to provide artificial habitat along South Bay shore – San Diego, Chula Vista Wildlife Refuge, CA
Port of San Diego Installing More Than 300 “Reef Balls” to Help Protect South Bay from Rising Sea Levels – San Diego, Chula Vista Wildlife Refuge, CA
Using oysters to fight erosion: Along the Nansemond River, reef-based shorelines are being tested – Suffolk, VA
From Carlsbad Aquafarm to Chula Vista | Seashells help preserve San Diego Bay – San Diego, Chula Vista Wildlife Refuge, CA
Conservation Foundation Drops 78 Oyster Reef Balls in the Chesapeake – Herring Bay Oyster Sanctuary, Chesapeake Bay
Baby Oysters, Snug in Reef Balls, Now Growing Up in Tribeca Waters – Hudson River / New York City, NY
A Day Under Water with the Artificial Reef Program – Morehead City - NC
Rising Sea Levels Threaten to Flood Lakshadweep: Study – Lakshadweep islands – Indian Coral Islands
Coral reef restorations can be optimized to reduce flood risk – Research News
An unplanned visit to discover reef balls – Barbados
Port of San Diego’s Native Oyster Living Shoreline Project Awarded Nearly $1 Million Grant – San Diego, CA
30 Reef Balls to be dropped at Tun Sakaran Marine Park – Semporna, Borneo, Malaysia
The San Francisco Bay Once Teemed With Oysters. What Happened? – San Francisco, CA
Coastal Commission Approves Oyster Shoreline Pilot Project Near Chula Vista Bayfront – San Diego, CA
CBF Adds 14 Million Oysters to Chesapeake Bay In Maryland In 2020 – Chesapeake Bay, MD
SFC’s final reef ball drop marks completion of three-year journey – Sarawak, Malaysia
Magothy River Association plants 100 reef balls to create new habitat – Prince George’s County, Maryland
100 Oyster Reef Balls Built by High School Students are Dropped into the Magothy River – Prince George’s County, Maryland
Reef Balls in Magothy River will have numerous ecological benefits – Prince George’s County, Maryland
New Florida Reef Built Thanks to Kenny Chesney – Delray Beach, FL
Quartermaster Reach Marsh – San Francisco, CA
Start of 32-Acre Reef Deployment in Palm Beach – Delray Beach, FL
Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Reefs Helps Launch 32-Acre Underwater Reef Park – Delray Beach, FL
Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Reefs launches eco haven – Delray Beach, FL
2020
Fish assemblages of three common artificial reef designs during early colonization - Ecological Engineering (Research News)
Fish reef domes a boon for environment, recreational fishing – New South Wales
Fish are Having a Ball on TVA Lakes – Tennessee
Oyster Beds Created for Wildlife Restoration in New Crissy Field Marsh – San Francisco, CA
New ‘Fish Condo’ Off East Providence Coast Bustling With Activity – East Providence, RI
Oyster beds created for wildlife restoration in new Crissy Field marsh – San Francisco, CA
CM: We will deploy 16,800 Reef Balls along the entire coast from Tanjung Datu to Lawas – Sarawak, Malaysia
Audubon Completes Phase 1 of Reef Project – Cape Fear River, NC
Groups hope oysters head to the Reef Balls – Chesapeake Bay
Coral transplantation, reef ball rehab held in Masbate – Aroroy, Masbate Philippines
Sarawak to amend fisheries law by April 2020 – Sarawak, Malaysia
Monument dedicated to health care workers, victims of COVID-19 to become part of artificial reef – Tampa Bay, FL
SHU Prof’s Research Project Earns National Award – Fairfield, CT
600 Reef Balls along Pulau Bruit-Igan waters set to sustain fish species – Pulau-Bruit, Malaysia
City of Palmetto adds Seahorse – Palmetto, FL
New reefs expand easy-to-reach fishing spots – Apalachicola, FL
Condos for fish: R.I. installs artificial reef off Sabin Point – Providence, RI
Brindisi, spesi tanti soldi pubblici ma l’erosione avanza – Brindisi, Italy
GICIA Update: Mercabo Cove Project showing signs of change – Boca Grande, FL
Peter Solomon, presents his work on artificial oyster Reef Balls he is constructing with his students at the Sound School in New Haven – New Haven, CT
Fish reef domes a boon for environment, recreational fishing – New South Wales, Australia
FPL deploys artificial reef ball project to stop beach erosion, create wildlife habitat – Saunt Lucie, FL
Chesapeake Bay Foundation unveils mobile oyster restoration barge – Virginia Beach, VA
Sarawak to spend RM70m on Reef Balls for marine conservation – Sarawak, Malaysia
Sarawak deploys 1,200 artificial Reef Balls to conserve marine life – Sarawak, Malaysia
Reef Balls, the savior of Sarawak turtles – Sarawak, Malaysia
Six Years Later the BREEF Sculpture Garden Explodes with Life – Nassau, Bahamas
Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Reefs Continues Efforts, Adds Partners – Nashville, TN
ANOTHER WAY ATHENS, GA IMPACTS THE WORLD – Athens, GA
Having a ball: Students help support wildlife and protect shorelines from erosion – Chesapeake Bay, MD
Hernando Eager to Apply Deepwater Horizon Funding to Larger Projects – Brooksville, FL
GICIA Mercabo Cove project moving along – Boca Grande, FL
Students build Reef Balls for shoreline protection – Queen Anne’s County, MD
Union Laborers Volunteer to Help Fisheries and Anglers – Gloucester City, NJ
Mercabo Cove groundbreaking on March 1; details explained by GICIA – Boca Grande, FL
Women’s Lacrosse Volunteers with Tampa Bay Watch – Tierra Verde, FL
日米技術のハイブリッド人口礁 朝日テック、藻場再生へ実証実験 (Hybrid artificial reef of Japanese-American technology Asahi Tech, demonstration experiment to regenerate seaweed bed) – Nagasaki, Japan
Designing One of The First Living Shorelines in Maryland Using Reef Balls Technology – Anne Arundel County, MD
Stratford Point Receives 'Best Restored Shore Award' – Stratford Point, CT
Oyster Reef Construction – Naples, FL
UWI students offer City makeover plan – Bridgetown, Barbados
2019
Seven million oysters find new home on restored reef – Gulf St Vincent, South Australia
If you build it, will they come? Rhode Island’s first artificial reef – Providence, Rhode Island
Experts: Sea level rise is drowning this bird out of existence – Stratford Point, CT
Naples, NABOR work to restore depleted oyster population – Naples, Florida
Improved Water Quality in Upper Bay Attracts Fish – Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Students support environmental efforts – Chesapeake Bay
Reef Balls find new role as part of Edgewater living shoreline – Chesapeake Bay
NCBS Oyster Habitat Project Update – Cedar Key, Florida
Carroll County Career and Technology Center teachers named semifinalists for national prize
– Maryland
– Maryland
Pensacola paramedic’s ashes interred in artificial reef off coast of Fort Pickens – Pensacola, Florida
Super-Shore: A Multi-Habitat Experiment at Giant Marsh – Contra Costa County, CA
Generator firm building Reef Balls to help bay – Chesapeake Bay
Biodiversity conservation counts – Borneo
Turning our submarine tragedies into living memorials – Sarasota, Florida
Edging Closer to Adopting the Concept of Artificial Reefs – Long Island Sound
Group suggests Reef Balls to protect Penang marine life
– Penang, Malaysia
– Penang, Malaysia
Sarasota’s Eternal Reefs honors lost submariners – Sarasota, Florida
As coastal flooding surges, ‘living shorelines’ seen as the answer – North Carolina
Plans under way for artificial reef in Progreso, Yucatán – Yucatán, Mexico
These 1,300-pound ‘Reef Balls’ could bring back the fish – Rhode Island
2018
Habitats in the Hudson Helping Restore the Oyster Reefs – Hudson River, New York
Will Olympia oysters survive in the Bay? – San Francisco
Redeeming a seawall – Cedar Key, FL
Half-ton oyster Reef Balls set out along Wanchese shoreline – North Carolina
Living seawall installed in Sarasota Bay – Sarasota, Florida
Masbate town hopes Reef Balls will revive endangered corals – Masbate, Philippines
One Man Kayaked 788 Miles to Fund Building and Installing These Artificial Reef Balls Along Florida’s Coast – – Hernando County, Florida
Undersea reef memorial honors crews of lost submarines – Sarasota, Florida
Regenerating coral reefs – Borneo
Students prepare Reef Balls with aim of adding bounce to sea life – Victoria, British Columbia
2017
Tilghman Manmade Reef Doubles in Size – Chesapeake Bay
Nambucca goes ‘fish friendly’ – New South Wales, Australia
2016
Students gain concrete skills by building oyster Reef Balls – Annapolis, MD
Coral Reefs – Timeless green burial available – Green Area Beirut
MSSA creates scholarship in honor of Clint Rogers – The Star Democrat Maryland:
Clifton Heritage National Park shore snorkel – Nassau, Bahamas:
Projects to restore beaches await QR environmental permits – El Economista-Mexico:
Artificial Reefs to turn city’s riverfront into living shoreline – Sarasota, Florida:
Reef Innovations loses money and memories in Wednesday’s fire – Sarasota, Florida:
Orvis Announces Winners of 2016 Grants to Protect Nature – Manchester VT:
2015
Grants help realize visions for Long Island Sound – Connecticut:
Forum Nov. 5 on Stratford Coastal Plan – Connecticut:
Paradise Cove Reef Ball Project Begins ‘Coral Rescue and Replanting Phase – Freeport, Bahamas:
Protecting Marine Life – Bahrain:
Jurien Bay’s Rest in Reef – Australia:
Palmetto moves forward with living shoreline seawall “pilot” project – Bradenton, Florida:
Reef Expansion for St Georges Basin Gets Underway – Australia:
A new artificial reef at the Australian National Maritime Museum – Sydney, Australia
Rm4.7 M Reef Ball Programme Completed – Borneo:
Placement of Reef Balls Near Kenawa Island – Indonesia:
Oyster Expo set for Easton – The Star Democrat, Maryland:
Cable Beach Eco Reef – Nassau, Bahamas:
Remembering Loved Ones Along Florida’s Coast – Sarasota, Florida:
Martin County Expands Successful Artificial Oyster Reef System – Martin County, Florida:
Mega-marina Begins Artificial Reef – Miami, Florida:
7th Annual BlueTech Summit Launched By Maritime Alliance – San Diego, California:
Artificial Reef ‘Compromise’ Plan Approved in NJ – New Jersey:
Montserrat Reef Project Founders In List of People Making the Caribbean a Greener Place – Montserrat:
Small Business Snapshot: Eternal Reefs – Business News Daily:
Recycle Your Loved Ones With Eco-Friendly Funerals – Bloomberg News:
2014
Watery Dwellings – The Economist:
Reef Balls May Stop Erosion – Stratford, Connecticut:
Post-BP Oil Spill Gulf Restoration Projects So Far Lack Basis In Science – Scientific American:
BREEF Anchors it’s Position with Coral Reef Sculpture Garden – Nassau, Bahamas:
A Whole New World of Art Under the Sea – Nassau, Bahamas:
BREEF: An Artistic Platform for Reef Protection – Nassau, Bahamas:
United Nations Development Program Representative hails BREEF’s Innovation in Conservation – Nassau, Bahamas:
Reef Ball Project Reeled Me In Hook Line and Sinker – Grand Bahamas:
Success Not Guaranteed for Unique Stratford Reef Project – Connecticut:
Volunteers Needed to Create Oyster Reef Balls – Virginia:
Coral Reefs Soften Ocean’s Fury for Millions of Coastal Dwellers-Cool Green Sciecne – The Nature Conservancy
Reefs Off the Shelf – Landscape Architecture Magazine:
The Reef Ball Foundation-A Great Idea for Saving Reefs – Ya’Gotta Travel Blog:
2013
Reef Ball Early Oyster Restoration Highlights – Chesapeake Bay Foundation Blog:
The Man Made Reef Project – Turks and Caicos:
The Reef Ball Project – Jemicy School – Baltimore, Maryland:
Kickstarting Recovery in Alabama: Gulf Shore – The Nature Conservancy:
2012
River of Hope in the Bronx – The New York Times:
Bahrain’s Artificial Reef A Success after 16 weeks – Green Prophet Bahrain:
Artificial Reefs Strengthening Montserrat’s Marine Ecosystem – The Government of Montserrat:
The Positive Impacts of Reef Balls – University of Miami Shark Research:
Archived Press Here
Reef Innovations archives Here
