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Oyster Reef Restoration Through the Use of Non-shell Cultch Material in the Estarine Areas of the Altamaha River, GA
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Restoration of oysters along southeastern coasts is important for economic and ecological reasons. Oysters enhance waterquality. Their reefs buffer wave action adjacent to marshes, and they are harvested and marketed by commercial fishermen.
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Pelican Point Shoreline Protection and Habitat Restoration Project
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Led by The Nature Conservancy, the Pelican Point project created of two 56' oyster reefs at Pelican Point, north of the mouth of Weeks Bay on Mobile Bay to protect the shoreline and restore aquatic habitat.
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Deadman's Island Restoration Project
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Lead by the City of Gulf Breeze, this project restored coastal barrier habitat on Deadman's Island.
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Improved Red Drum Habitat through Community-based Oyster Reef Habitat Restoration
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Little has been attempted to improve the habitat to ensure survival of stocked red drum fingerlings in SC waters This project will create additional oyster reefs in stocking areas. The impact will be many fold as other organisms will utilize the habitat and oyster population and water quality improvements will be recognized. Patches of hard substrate and 3-D reefs will be created in stocking areas, thus establishing quality habitat for red drum at this early life stage.
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Restoring Intertidal Oyster Reefs in Mosquito Lagoon
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This project, lead by the Brevard Zoo, will increase acreage of intertidal oyster reef and assist in wake reduction.
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Port Orange Living Shoreline and Oyster Reef Restoration System
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This project, run primarily by the Marine Discovery Center, will increase intertidal shoreline and oyster reefs and vegetation will be planted.
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Oyster Reef Shoreline Restoration and Stabilization, MacDill AFB, FL
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Over the past decade, the eastern shoreline of MacDill AFB has eroded, resulting in loss of native plant species such as black mangroves, palms, and 100-year-old live oaks. A five-phase project to stabilize the shoreline is creating a series of oyster reefs along undeveloped shoreline. The resultant oyster and mussel colonies will filter water and provide valuable habitat for fish and other aquatic resources. The reduced wave energy and accumulated sediment will encourage growth of native marsh grasses and mangroves, which will further stabilize the shoreline and improve the habitat.
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Community-Based and Larger-Scale Oyster Restoration in ACE Basin NERR, South Carolina
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This project will build intertidal shorelines with oyster reefs.
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Oyster Habitat Restoration and Capacity Building for Future Oyster Restoration in SC
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This project consists of oyster habitat restoration and capacity building for future oyster restoration in South Carolina.
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Creating Oyster Niche Structures through Restoration Using Crab Traps
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Abandoned crab traps are a prevalent form of marine debris on South Carolina and other states’ scenic coastal shorelines, detracting from their natural beauty and posing an ecological threat. This project, lead by a team of researchers with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), led by Associate Marine Scientist, Dr. Peter Kingsley-Smith, is a progressive way to use abandoned and unwanted crab traps to create new and thriving oyster reef habitat with funding from the SARP/NOAA Community-based Restoration Program (CRP), SCDNR.
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