I’m facilitating a natural process to grow reefs.
In growing artificial reefs, carbon is sequestered into a physical object that promotes biodiversity, filters water, and protects coastal communities from flooding— thus, contributing to the restoration of human and ecological health and well-being.
I’ve spent the last year monitoring oyster reefs, testing reef structures, conducting ethnographic and lab research, and exploring how biotechnology can be leveraged through education and citizen science to bring us closer to nature while restoring a natural system. I’ll be sharing the final outcome of this project in May 2023 as my Masters Thesis as a design proposal for the Billion Oyster Project.
