Gilligan’s Restaurants recycles over 1,400 bushels of local oyster shell to DNR this season.

For Immediate Release, May 2010

Gilligan’s Restaurants’ partnership with the SC Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) resulted in more than 1,400 bushels of local oyster shell being recycled this past oyster season. SCDNR will place the shell back into local waters to assist in the formation of new oyster beds.

This is the first year Gilligan’s has participated in the shell recycling program. Ben Dyar with SCDNRs Oyster Shell Recycling & Planting Program and Office of Fisheries Management “couldn’t be happier with our partnership this year. Gilligan’s has been a great asset for the recycling program.”

Only two other area restaurants serviced by SCDNR came close to the amounts Gilligan’s recycled, each totaling less than 850 bushels. Every other participating restaurant came in below 200 bushels.

Dyar goes on to state “It is a pleasure to work with a company, like Gilligan’s, that cares about its local environment and the impact that they can have.”

Gilligan’s is looking forward to continuing the partnership during the next oyster season.

For more information on Gilligan’s Restaurants and their commitment to sustainable seafood practices, visit their website (www.gilligans.net).