Protection or Enhancement of Existing Oyster Reef
These projects focus on the protection of an existing oyster reef from intensive harvest (dredging), with or without reef enhancement (via seeding or placing oysters in existing reef area). Protected reefs could still allow low-impact harvesting methods (tonging or hand collection) that do not threaten the reef structure or long-term viability of the oyster populations. The objective of these projects is to support a sustainable oyster population, allow the reef to develop structurally over a long period, and possibly to create a source of oyster larvae to nearby reefs.
Outcomes & Metrics
Outcomes for project types may be strongly or weakly linked, or if not labeled as such, not designated. Resilience-linked outcomes are marked with "R."
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Economic Activity - Recreation and Tourism (R)
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Economic Activity - Restoration/Intervention (R)
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Human Health - Food Security for Communities (R)
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Property Protection & Value - Property Protection (Erosion) (R)
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Economic Activity - Finfish/Shellfish Harvest (R)