Adopt A Raritan Bay Oyster For Valentine's Day

MATAWAN, NJ — NY/NJ Baykeeper has an unusual new Valentine for you: An oyster.

That's right, NY/NJ Baykeeper is offering the opportunity to give the gift of clean water this Valentine's Day through their Adopt-an-Oyster program. The Baykeeper is passionate about restoring oysters to the area around Sandy Hook and Raritan Bay, as oysters are super cleaners of sea water: They have the ability to filter up to 219,000 gallons of water every year.

NY/NJ Baykeeper is now headquartered at 30 Washington Street in downtown Matawan.

If you adopt an oyster this Valentine's Day, you will receive three emails with updates and pictures from baby oysters, a personalized adoption certificate and NY/NJ Baykeeper knit hat. NY/NJ Baykeeper ensures delivery of an adoption certificate for Valentine's Day if ordered by this Thursday, February 8. Oyster adoption will still be available after February 8.

To adopt oysters for Valentine's Day, visit www.nynjbaykeeper.org/adoptanoyster or contact Meredith at mdemarco@nynjbaykeeper.org or 732-888-9870 ext 4.

Oysters can also protect the shoreline from flooding (such as during Super Storm Sandy), and support hundreds of other marine animals by providing habitat.