In 2015, New Jersey began installing 40 oyster reefs along about 800 metres of Gandy's Beach; the structures later supported more than 800 live oysters per square metre and cut storm-wave height by up to 51%
- The project included 27 concrete “oyster castle” breakwaters and 13 shell-bag reefs.
- In an unusual effort to protect an eroding stretch of New Jersey’s Delaware Bay shoreline, 40 constructed oyster reefs were installed at Gandy’s Beach Preserve between 2015 and 2016.
- A new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science examined the project along with other nature-based coastal protection measures used in New Jersey.
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- The project included 27 concrete “oyster castle” breakwaters and 13 shell-bag reefs.
- In an unusual effort to protect an eroding stretch of New Jersey’s Delaware Bay shoreline, 40 constructed oyster reefs were installed at Gandy’s Beach Preserve between 2015 and 2016.
- A new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science examined the project along with other nature-based coastal protection measures used in New Jersey.
Sources: Times of India