We are cleaning our oceans by restoring oyster reefs
Oyster reefs used to cover 20-30% of the North Sea . However, 150 years ago oysters were a popular cheap source of protein, and were eaten to virtual extinction without realising the damage this would cause on the environment.
Oysters are amazing creatures. They play a key role in their ecosystems, protect our shores from erosion, generate biodiversity, remove excess nitrogen and filter the water.
We need to bring oysters back to restore ocean health.
Our vision
Our team of outstanding scientists has researched the best possible way to help oysters, and developed a tool-set to revolutionise marine restoration, making it meaningful, cost-effective and scalable.
We’ve run lab and field tests in The Netherlands and Denmark to prove the efficiency of our tool-set with successful results.
Biodegradable. Climate Friendly. Low Cost.
The currently deserted sea floor is not a suitable place for oysters to live. They would sink in the sand and die.
So we created the Mother Reef.
These bricks will be the base that will cover the deserted sea floor. We worked out the best conditions to help baby oysters attach to the Mother Reefs and release them into the ocean back to where they used to be, and become home to millions of other creatures too.
Our projects can be deployed anywhere in the world where oyster restoration is needed. We partner with local fishing communities and provide them with a new revenue stream and type of work.
Fishermen will use their boats, equipment and knowledge of the water to plant the Mother Reefs into the ocean. They will also benefit from the improvement of the ocean health and biodiversity.
Thanks to the Mother Reef, the cost of restoring a reef will be significantly low at 0,25€ per oyster, compared to other projects with a cost varying between 20 to 1.000€ per oyster. Now marine restoration can finally reach large scale.
To fund more oyster restoration projects, we sell the ecosystem services that oyster reefs provide to businesses that want to become more sustainable and manage their environmental footprint. This way, for every reef we build, we can fund the next three, and so on.
Partners and supporters
Can oyster reefs help real estate developers meet nitrogen regulations? Excess nitrogen pollution has stalled housing projects, but oyster reefs act as natural biofilters, removing nitrogen from water. At Oyster Heaven, we build large-scale reefs with our patented Mother Reef technology, restoring marine habitats while supporting sustainable development.
Meet Stefaan, a passionate ocean lover who took action to restore marine ecosystems by becoming a Mother Reef Steward. Discover what inspired him to adopt a Mother Reef and help restore 750 oysters, contributing to the revival of vibrant underwater habitats. Join the movement and be part of ocean restoration today!
Oyster Heaven is excited to announce the launch of “Adopt a Mother Reef”, a new initiative developed in response to public interest in supporting their oyster restoration efforts.
Through this campaign, people can adopt one of Oyster Heaven’s Mother Reefs, the specially designed clay bricks that help baby oysters settle and thrive
Oyster Heaven is trots om aan te kondigen dat de vergunningen voor Project Asta, het eerste oester herstelproject in het Veerse Meer, zijn goedgekeurd. Op deze locatie zal Oyster Heaven een grootschalig oesterrif aanleggen met 4 miljoen jonge oesters, waarmee een belangrijke stap wordt gezet in het herstel van oesterriffen in dit gebied.
Oyster Heaven is pleased to announce the approval of the licence for Project Asta, its first oyster restoration site in the Veerse Meer, a location where the company will be deploying a large-scale oyster reef to restore 4 million oysters.
In the face of climate change, biodiversity loss, and the growing threats to our oceans, the concept of rewilding is emerging as an approach to restoring ecosystems to their natural states.
At Oyster Heaven, we believe that rewilding – or seawilding – the ocean through the restoration of oyster reefs is a key solution to help nature heal itself. By strategically restoring oyster reefs in specific locations, these reefs act as marine biodiversity hotspots encouraging species to return and thrive.
Make a measurable difference for the ocean today.
You can now adopt a Mother Reef and help restore 100 oysters!
