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 General Booth Blvd. from the main Aquarium building. Look for the black barrel marked "Shell Only".)
- Lynnhaven River NOW office, 1608 Pleasure House Road, Suite 108.
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 Oyster Bar, 2143 Vista Circle
- Coastal Grill, 1427 N Great Neck Road #104
- CP Shuckers, 1400 Atlantic Avenue
- CP Shuckers, 3232 Shore Drive
- Croakers, 3629 Shore Drive
- Croc's 19th Street Bistro, 620 19th Street
- Dockside, 3311 Shore Drive
- Five 01 City Grill, 501 North Birdneck Road
- Harpoon Larry's, 24th Street and Pacific Avenue
- Lucky Oyster, 2165 General Booth Boulevard
- McCormick & Schmick's, 211 Market Street
- Nick's, 508 Laskin Road
- Prime 103 Steakhouse, 972 Laskin Road
- Rockafeller's, 308 Mediterranean Avenue
- Shaka's & Seaside Raw Bar, 2014 Atlantic Avenue
- Steinhilber's, 653 Thalia Road
- Tautog's, 205 23rd Street