Collabrative Living Shoreline Research at the Coastal Studies Institiute
Item Data
- Title
- Collabrative Living Shoreline Research at the Coastal Studies Institiute
- Located At
- Coastal Studies Institute
- Description
- Scientists at the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI), in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), is constructing and studying a multiple oyster reef breakwater system. This shore protection design is a type of grey-green living shoreline, meaning that non-living, or “grey,” materials are used to encourage the development of a living, or “green,” system. Once installed, the structure will reduce erosion, provide shallow water habitat, and foster establishment of native oyster populations along a high-energy section of estuarine shoreline on Roanoke Island. The study will provide new insight into the viability and effectiveness of oyster sills as a shoreline stabilization method while serving as an educational tool and future research demonstration site. The project is currently underway and located on a TNC easement on the CSI property in Wanchese, North Carolina. Installation of reef materials is slated for late this Spring and monitoring of the site will be ongoing.
- Classification
- Earth Sciences, Oceans/Water
- URL
- https://youtu.be/o1716DfaND0
- Keywords
- Video, Outer Banks
