Protect Florida Waterways

 Also referred to as a VOG, we assemble our VOGs by drilling a hole in the middle of 20 recycled oyster shells and stringing a heavy duty coconut fiber rope through each shell. We tie it off at the bottom, and typically hang the rope from a dock with enough excess rope that all 20 shells are fully submerged slightly below the surface. 

 When mature, a single oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water per day, removing excess nutrients and sediment from the surrounding waters. If each oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water per day, then a VOG with 20 oysters can potentially filter up to 1,000 gallons of water per day (50 gallons/oyster x 20 oysters = 1,000 gallons). Over the course of a year, this vertical garden could filter up to 365,000 gallons of salt water (1,000 gallons/day x 365 days = 365,000 gallons). 

 Email a picture of your dock, or where you would like the shells to be placed, to info@oysterboys.org. We will digitally assess the dock set-up and identify how many VOGs your dock can hold. Once the assessment is complete, we will discuss your goals and budget to determine how 

many total VOGs you'll need.

We drill the shells and assemble the VOGs, and based on your personal ability or desire, we can leave the install to you or we can complete it on your behalf.