The response to date has been tremendous. We've had 500 volunteers helping us in the past four months.

Within 18 months, you can't even tell where the mats are because there are so many oysters. The mats act as substrate for the larvae to settle on.

It's hands-on. They know they're helping the lagoon and they can do it easily.

We're now well past the point in which one or two hit products can correct the overcapacity we have or justify the staffing levels we maintain.

The past is never where you think you left it.

Our materials cost has gone down over the past few years. But we do the best we can.