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FROM THE PUGET SOUND IN

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WASHINGTON STATE TO THE

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FLORIDA COASTLINE,

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ACROSS THE COUNTRY,

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STATES ARE DEVELOPING METHODS

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TO PROTECT THEIR ENVIRONMENTS

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FROM CLIMATE CHANGE.

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REPORTER RICK KARR HAS

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THE STORY OF ONE CITY

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EXPERIMENTING WITH AN UNUSUAL

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CREATURE WITH THE HOPE

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OF PROTECTING ITS SHORELINE.

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JUST BEFORE 7 A.M.

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ON A SUMMER MORNING IS PRETTY

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MUCH THE PERFECT TIME TO

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GET OUT INTO THE WATER

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AND GATHER SOME OYSTERS.

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IF THERE ARE ANY OYSTERS,

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THEY KIND OF OCCUR

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IN THESE GROUPS.

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WE CALL THEM CLUMPS.

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THESE OYSTERS ARE NOT

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FOR DINNER.

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THEY CAME FROM THE MOUTH OF

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THE BRONX RIVER WHERE IT FLOWS

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INTO THE EAST RIVER.

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THEY'RE FOR SCIENCE.

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ALLISON FITZGERALD FROM THE

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ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP NEW YORK

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AND NEW JERSEY BAYKEEPER

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SAYS SHE AND OTHER MARINE

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BIOLOGISTS HAVE BEEN

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FOR ABOUT A DECADE.

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BACK IN 2004, THE PARKS

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DEPARTMENT STARTED TO NOTICE,

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AS YOU SEE HERE ON THE TIRES

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OYSTERS HERE.

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WE DIDN'T PUT ANY

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OF THESE HERE.

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THEY JUST HAPPENED TO BE HERE.

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EVEN WITH ALL THE

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POLLUTANTS IN THE WATER AND

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ALL OF THE SEWAGE OVERFLOWS

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THAT GO INTO THE WATER WHEN

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THERE IS A BIG RAINSTORM,

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RIGHT IN THE SHADOW OF

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LaGUARDIA AIRPORT AND HUNTS

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POINT MARKET, THE SCIENTISTS

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WANTED TO FIND OUT HOW THEY'RE

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SURVIVING HERE AND TO SEE

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WHETHER IT WAS POSSIBLE TO GET

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MORE OF THEM TO SURVIVE.

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FITZGERALD AND A GROUP OF

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VOLUNTEERS CAME OUT TO CHECK

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THE ARTIFICIAL OYSTER BEDS

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ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SET UP

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LAST YEAR AND FIND OUT HOW

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MANY OF THE BABY OYSTERS THAT

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HAD BEEN PLANTED HAD SURVIVED

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AND REPRODUCED.

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THE THEORY IS THAT IF AN

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OYSTER BED CAN MAKE IT HERE AT

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THE MOUTH OF THE BRONX RIVER,

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IT CAN MAKE IT ANYWHERE.

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AND THE WATERS AROUND NEW YORK

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COULD USE MORE OYSTERS.

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OYSTERS ARE ABLE TO FILTER

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THE WATER.

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SO IF THERE ARE ANY

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PARTICULATES IN IT,

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THEY WILL REMOVE THAT.

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THEY ARE ALSO ABLE

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TO HARBOR POLLUTANTS.

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OYSTERS ALSO CLUMP TOGETHER

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WHEN A BED THRIVES.

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AND FITZGERALD SAYS THAT'S

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THE KEY TO RESTORING

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THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT.

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SO THEY BUILD UP THIS,

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LIKE, 3D REEF,

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LIKE A CORAL REEF.

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THEN THE FISHES SWIM THROUGH

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AND THE WORMS AND THE CRABS

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AND EVERYBODY CREATES THIS

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WHOLE HEALTHY ECOSYSTEM,

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THAT IF THE OYSTER REEF

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WASN'T HERE, IT WOULD JUST

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BE A VAST MUDFLAT,

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CAN'T GROW ON.

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THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL

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PROJECTS AIMED AT BRINGING

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MORE OYSTERS

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TO THE METRO AREA.

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BUT EVEN THE MOST AMBITIOUS

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ONE, WHICH HOPES TO PLANT A

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BILLION OF THEM IN AND AROUND

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NEW YORK BAY, WON'T COME CLOSE

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TO RESTORING HOW MANY USED

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TO BE HERE.

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NEW YORK WAS THOUGHT TO BE

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OF THE WORLD.

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THERE WERE 350 SQUARE MILES

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OF OYSTER REEFS

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AND UP TO 6 BILLION,

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MAYBE EVEN 9 BILLION

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OYSTERS WERE IN THE HARBOR.

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EMILY DRISCOLL IS A

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DOCUMENTARIAN WHOSE FILM

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"SHELLSHOCKED" LOOKS AT

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EFFORTS TO BRING OYSTERS

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BACK TO NEW YORK.

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SHE SAYS A THRIVING POPULATION

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OF OYSTERS COULD HELP

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NEW YORK'S SHORELINE.

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WE SAW WHAT HAPPENED DURING

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HURRICANE SANDY.

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WE'RE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING.

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OYSTER REEFS CAN DIMINISH

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SOME OF THAT WAVE ENERGY.

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YEAH.

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THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE BRONX

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INCLUDED A COUPLE OF

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ARCHITECTS FROM SCAPE,

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THE FIRM THAT'S PLANNING AN

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ARTIFICIAL OYSTER REEF ALONG

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THE SHORE OF STATEN ISLAND.

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ALLISON FITZGERALD OF

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NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY BAYKEEPER

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SAYS THE PROJECT AT THE MOUTH

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OF THE BRONX RIVER GIVES

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VOLUNTEERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO

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FEEL CONNECTED TO THE WATER

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THAT SURROUNDS MOST

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OF THE CITY.

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I LOVE THE IDEA OF HAVING

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ALL THESE COLLEGE STUDENTS

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AND VOLUNTEERS COME OUT HERE

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AND SHOWING THEM WHY I'M SO

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EXCITED TO BE HERE.

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THIS IS LIKE GET IN THE WATER,

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GET THE WADERS ON, SEE WHAT

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THE ACTUAL REEF LOOKS LIKE.

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WORK ALONGSIDE THE ACTUAL

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SCIENTISTS AND GET OUT HERE

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AND DO SOME GOOD WORK.

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FITZGERALD SAYS WE'LL NEVER

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BE ABLE TO FULLY RESTORE THE

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WATERS AROUND NEW YORK TO THE

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WAY THEY WERE WHEN THERE WERE

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BILLIONS OF OYSTERS IN THEM,

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BUT IT WILL BE A STEP IN THE

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RIGHT DIRECTION IF MORE

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NEW YORKERS COME DOWN

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TO THE WATER FOR A PERSPECTIVE

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ON HOW THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT

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FITS INTO THE NATURAL ONE.

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YOU'RE RIGHT BY

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HUNTS POINT.

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RIKERS ISLAND.

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YOU ARE IN THE SOUTH BRONX,

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AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

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THERE ARE EGRETS ON THE SHORE.

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THERE ARE CRABS OUT THERE.

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THERE ARE OYSTERS.

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THERE'S MUD.

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IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE.

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ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT

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BY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY,

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OYSTER BEDS ARE AMONG THE

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WORLD'S MOST ENDANGERED

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MARINE HABITATS.

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MORE THAN 85% OF THE WORLD'S

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OYSTER REEFS HAVE BEEN LOST.