Having an Oyster Roast or Clam Bake? Save those Shells!
Save Oyster Shells (S.O.S.) for the Lynnhaven. If your organization (or you personally) have an oyster roast coming up, give us a call! We will pick up the oyster shell following your roast, and they will be cured and later used on a sanctuary oyster reef! Call 962-5398 and ask for Joe, or email Joe at
joe@lynnhaven2007.com.
In the Summer of 2006, Lynnhaven River NOW launched a pilot program with 8 Virginia Beach restaurants as well as public donations to gather and recycle oyster and clam shells which were used to build our LRNow/Athey Island Oyster Reef in the Spring of 2008.The pilot program was so successful, it is now an ongoing program in partnership with the City of Virginia Beach.
Pulbic drop-off sites for your Oyster and Clam shells are located at:
- VA Aquarium in the Satellite Parking Lot, 717 General Booth Blvd. (this is the parking lot ACROSS Gen. Booth Blvd. from the main Aquarium building)
- Alongside Bubba's Restaurant, 3323 Shore Drive (If facing the restaurant, left is the seafood market, further left is the dock, further left is the trash dumpster area. Look for the black barrel marked "Shell Only")
These VB Restaurants are saving their oyster & clam shells for us, and we hope you will patronize them and thank them for their participation:
- Bubba's, 3323 Shore Drive
- Captain George's, 1956 Laskin Road
- Chick's, 2143 Vista Circle
- Coastal Grill, 1427 N Great Neck Road #104
- CP Shuckers, 1400 Atlantic Ave.
- CP Shuckers, 3232 Shore Drive
- Croc's, 620 19th Street
- Dockside, 3311 Shore Drive
- Harpoon Larry's, 24th Street and Pacific Ave.
- Lucky Oyster, 2165 General Booth Blvd.
- Rockafeller's, 308 Mediterranean Ave.
- Shaka's & Seaside Raw Bar, 2014 Atlantic Ave.
- Steinhilber's, 653 Thalia Road
- Tautog's, 205 23rd Street