Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Ecosystem Service Logic Model

Structurally Complex, Subtidal, Intensively Harvested Oyster Reef Restoration

Geographic Context
Project Type
Structurally Complex, Subtidal, Intensively Harvested Oyster Reef Restoration

Large, durable structures (e.g. oyster balls, precast concrete structures, and limestone structures) are placed in subtidal areas to create substrate to which oysters can attach. The resulting oyster reef has a significant vertical component, provides a more complex structure which oysters (of varying ages) and other aquatic organisms can use for habitat, and is less likely to be buried by sediment or degraded by waves than the simpler structures in the previous technique.

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