SUMMARY OF 2007 & 2008 RESULTS
Nikola Berger, Mara Haseltine, J. T. Boehm, and Tom Goreau

Measurements made in flow through tanks using bottom water from the Hudson river off midtown Manhattan over two years found that oysters with Biorock® treatment had 2.75 and 1.62 times faster growth rate than controls in 2007 and 2008 respectively, while the control oysters had 2.08 and 1.36 times higher mortality than Biorock® treatments. This data therefore strongly suggests that Biorock® oysters grow faster and have lower mortality, indicating that this method should be highly applicable to restoration of oyster reefs.

Oysters growing on Biorock® frames in flow through tank

Biorock oysters grew 2.75 times faster than controls in 2007

Biorock oysters grew 1.62 times faster than controls in 2008

Control oysters had 2.08 times higher mortality in 2007 and 1.36 times higher mortality in 2008