Some called it reckless dumping. Others warned it would be detrimental to an already dwindling ecosystem. And for a while, these concerns seemed valid. Even the researchers running this giant experiment had their doubts as no visible progress was initially seen.
All of these things and more helped revive fish, turtle, and dolphin populations to numbers not seen in over two and a half decades. Layer by layer, the ocean floor had rebuilt itself until the results were visibly undeniable.
This is the exact thing they did with the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland after trwalers destroyed to sea floor and the oyster population completely collapsed. The oyster population has boomed back since the initial and subsequent efforts to restore oysters in the bay.