A 3-D printed oyster reef made from dredged sediment from the Mobile Bay sits on an Oyster Farm on Mon Louis Beach in Dauphin Island, Alabama, Nov. 19, 2025. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, in partnership with ERDC and the MBNEP, developed the project to use dredged sediment from the bay beneficially. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

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A 3-d printer oyster reef

A 3-D printed oyster reef made from dredged sediment from the Mobile Bay sits on an Oyster Farm on Mon Louis Beach in Dauphin Island, Alabama, Nov. 19, 2025. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, in partnership with ERDC and the MBNEP, developed the project to use dredged sediment from the bay beneficially. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

A 3-D printed oyster reef made from dredged sediment from the Mobile Bay sits on an Oyster Farm on Mon Louis Beach in Dauphin Island, Alabama, Nov. 19, 2025. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, in partnership with ERDC and the MBNEP, developed the project to use dredged sediment from the bay beneficially. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

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