A local nonprofit called Oyster River Ecology is rebuilding vital oyster populations in the Manatee River using a low-cost invention made from cotton rags and cement.
The devices, called oyster rag pots, cost about 85 cents per square foot and could eventually help filter the entire river’s volume in 22 days.
FULL STORY: One rag at a time. How a nonprofit is filtering the Manatee River…