Andy DePaola, Dauphin Island oyster farmer, right, speaks with Herb Bullock, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District civil engineer, and Blair Morrison, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program science and monitoring lead, at his farm on Mon Louis Beach in Dauphin Island, Alabama, November 19, 2025. The Mobile District, MBNEP, and ERDC placed the reef on the farm to beneficially use dredged material from Mobile Bay and to monitor the oyster habitat. (U.S. Army photo by Keesha Robinson)