Electrically charged seawater could help regrow the shrinking number of oyster reefs

Researchers at Texas A&M Corpus Christi have found a way to speed up the growth of oyster reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. Oyster reefs are very important to certain industries as well as the health of local ocean environments. Despite their importance, the number of oyster reefs in the Gulf has declined by over 90% in the last 130 years, a dangerous trend that cannot be allowed to continue. Given enough time, the reefs could eventually replenish themselves, but using electrically charged seawater could rapidly increase the speed at which they replenish and in turn create more healthy ocean environments in the Gulf.