Scallops and clams are likely to get more expensive to harvest off New Jersey, as commercial fishing vessels will soon have to compete for ocean space against offshore wind energy companies.
Party and commercial fishing boats sit idle at their docks in Point Pleasant Beach Friday, April 3, 2020.
WSP USA, an environment, engineering, and professional services consultancy, announced that it is collaborating with Rutgers University on a joint project to develop an engineered oyster reef ecosystem that will help protect coastlines from storm waves and erosion.
Rutgers University has partnered with the environmental engineering firm WSP USA to develop oyster beds that could also protect coastlines from storms, flooding, and erosion.
Researchers explain oyster recruitment and predation trials at field site. (Kurt Gust, ERDC)