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Living Shoreline MaterialsBreakout Session
Moderator: Lexia M. Weaver, Ph.D., Coastal Scientist and Central Regional ManagerScribe: Sarah Bodin, Coastal SpecialistReport Out: Tracy Skrabal, Coastal Scientist and Southeast Regional Manager
Photo Credit: David Cessna
Traditional Plastic Mesh Bags
Photo Credit: Tampa Bay Watch
Photo Credit: Vance Miller
Living Shoreline MaterialsBreakout Session
10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
• Session and Participant Introduction
• Presentations on Materials and Questions
• Informal Open Discussion
• Successes
• Lessons Learned
• Challenges
• Solutions and How to Implement
• Identify Top 2-3 Topics for After Lunch Report Out
Materials and ParticipantsTraditional Plastic Mesh Bags
• Eric Plage • Josh Merritt and Grainger Coughtrey
Photo Credit: Tampa Bay Watch
• Jeff Opel,
Materials and ParticipantsTesting Alternatives to Traditional Plastic Mesh Bags
• Andrew Isenhour,
• Oyster CatcherTM
• Dr. Niels Lindquist and David “Clammerhead” Cessna
Materials and Participants
• Oyster Domes/Reef Balls• Eric Plage
Photo Credit: David Cessna
Photo Credit: Tampa Bay Watch
Materials and Participants
• Oyster Castles
• Dr. Carter Smith, Duke University Marine Lab
• Bo Lusk, TNC Virginia Coast Reserve
• Atlantic ReefMakerEcoSystems• Randy Boyd
Rock Sills (Granite, Concrete and Marl)
www.nccoast.org3609 N.C. 24, Newport, NC 28570
252-393-8185
Andrew Isenhour, PETensar International
Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager (NC/SC/VA/DC)
Tensar Triton Marine Mattress
Common Applications:
Bedding and Filtration
Shoreline / Slope Protection
Sediment Capping
Scour Protection
Gabions
Tensar Triton Marine Mattress
Bedding & Filtration – Stone Revetment
Triton® Coastal & Waterway Systems
Triton® Marine Mattress
Shoreline & Slope Protection - Living Shoreline
Shoreline Protection
Cape May Wetlands SNACape May, NJ
Orleans Land BridgeLake Bourne, LA
Bridge Scour Protection
CPRA 7 Year Study
CPRA 7 Year Study
Living Shoreline
34.722342N; 76.752267W
Morehead City, North Carolina
34.703036N; 76.627124W
Carrot Island, Rachel Carson National Estuarine Research Reserve
May 2018 June 2018
August 2018 January 201934.703899N; 76.627507W
Carrot Island, Rachel Carson National Estuarine Research Reserve
NC Aquarium –Pine Knoll Shores
34.701213N; 76.830974W
34.741995N; 76.672240W
Newport River, North Carolina
Morehead City, NC
Swansboro, NC
34.662533N; 77.152584W
Swansboro, North Carolina
Newport River, North Carolina – Oyster Catcher™ Patties
34.741269N; 76.671115W
Oyster Catcher™ Tufts – SANDBAR’s Oyster Shell Substitute
© Steve S. Meyer
Oyster Castles for Restoration and Shoreline Protection
Bowdoin (Bo) Lusk – The Nature Conservancy's Virginia Coast Reserve
An “Oyster Castle”Designed and Produced by Allied Concrete
8”
12”
2”
About 35 lbs.
Long Bar Reef 2010
Oyster Castles to Elevate Old Reefs
Oyster Castle Reefs for Coastal Resilience
Average reduction in wave heights across all reef sites when water depths are greater than mean site depth (1.0 to 1.5m) was 0-20%, whereas for shallow depths (0.5 to 1.0m) the average wave height reduction was 30-50%. Wiberg, P.L., S.R Taube, A.E. Ferguson, M.R. Kremer and M.A Reidenbach. 2018. Wave Attenuation by Oyster Reefs in Shallow Coastal Bays. Estuaries and Coasts 42 (2): 331-347. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12237-018-0463-y
Wave Attenuation at Tom’s Cove, Assateague Island, VA
Marsh Expansion at Tom’s Cove
In some cases marsh expanding behind and into castle reefs.