SCORE

South Carolina Oyster Restoration and Enhancement
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

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Restoration Sites(old)

188 oyster reefs have been constructed at 35 sites as part of the SCORE program since May 2001! The sites span 200 miles of coastline from Murrell's Inlet to Hilton Head,South Carolina. All of the reefs were constructed by community volunteers working under the direction of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). Accomplishments to date include the following:

  • Over 25,000 volunteer hours donated by more than 8,000 individuals
  • Collected and processed more than 600 reef samples containing more than 300,000 spat in annual reef assessments.
  • Recycled and bagged over 20,000 bushels of oyster shell
  • Returned more than 500 tons of oyster shell to the local waters by constructing almost 41,000 square feet of oyster reef footprint (about an acre)
  • Approximately 25 teams of trained volunteers monitor water quality weekly at most sites
  • Marsh grass is growing in behind many SCORE reefs!
  • SCORE received the prestigious Coastal America Partnership Award in 2004.
Please click on individual sites below to get the latest update on site condition.  For photos of the restoration sites visit our media gallery.
  1. #1. Mouth of May River
  2. #2. Alljoy Landing
  3. #3. Crystal Beach
  4. #4. Palmetto Beach
  5. #5. Calhoun St. dock
  6. #6. Palmetto Bluff, Osprey Alley
  7. #8. Stony Creek
  8. #9 Okatie River Bend
  9. Alberta Long
  10. Alhambra Hall
  11. Ashley Bridges
  12. Battery Creek
  13. Bears Bluff
  14. Beaufort Marine Institute
  15. Beaufort Yacht Club
  16. Bohicket Marina
  17. Boone Hall
  18. Bowens Island
  19. Boy Scout Camp Ho Non Wah
  20. Bristol Marina
  21. Brittlebank Park
  22. Callawassie Island
  23. Campbell Boat Landing
  24. Cape Romain
  25. Chowan Creek
  26. County Farm Boat Landing
  27. Cubbins dock
  28. Daniel Island
  29. Dataw Island
  30. Dolphin Cove Marina- Ashley River
  31. East Cooper Marina
  32. Edisto
  33. Five Fathom
  34. Fort Johnson
  35. Goodison
  36. Graham Creek
  37. Groves dock
  38. Hadley Dock
  39. Hewson Dock
  40. Hobcaw Creek
  41. Horseshoe Creek
  42. Hunting Island
  43. Huntington Beach State Park
  44. James Island County Park
  45. Kiawah
  46. Kinsey Dock
  47. Lady's Island
  48. McClellanville
  49. Memorial Waterfront Park Mt. Pleasant
  50. Muddy Bay
  51. Murrells - Oyster Landing
  52. Palmetto - Main Fishing Pier
  53. Palmetto Bluff Dock
  54. Parsonage
  55. Patriots Point
  56. Pawleys Island
  57. Pinckney Landing
  58. Pinckney Refuge
  59. Port Royal
  60. Rankin Dock
  61. Ripleys Marina
  62. Riverland Terrace
  63. Rockville
  64. Samworth WMA
  65. Shem Creek
  66. Sol Legare
  67. South Carolina Aquarium
  68. St Pierre
  69. Stono River
  70. Trask Boat Landing
  71. Venning
  72. Waddell Mariculture Center
  73. Waterfront Park downtown Charleston
  74. Winyah Bay
  75. Yauhannah Bluff