The Massachusetts Oyster Project aims to restore oyster reefs in Boston Harbor to improve water quality by filtering pollutants. They conducted a pilot project placing 100,000 oyster seeds in the Charles River and saw a 50% survival rate after 6 months. Their goals are to continue monitoring the pilot site, establish more reefs, and help perpetuate the oyster species and their benefits to the harbor ecosystem.

1. The Massachusetts Oyster Project For Clean Water Restoring oysters to their natural range to improve harbor water quality July 18, 2008 A Local Non-Profit Effort to Improve Harbor Water Quality Through The Introduction of Oysters via Surface Disbursal

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11. There still is considerable CSO flow entering the harbor. Source: MWRA Recommended CSO Control Plan and Report 2005

12. Oysters may be able to help reduce Boston beach postings. Source: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of Environmental Health Environmental Toxicology Program Marine and FreshwaterBeach Testing in Massachusetts Annual Report2006 Season

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23. Questions Every day we are filtering 2.2 million gallons of harbor water!