An oyster reef off Alligator River Refuge

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
01/11/2024
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
An oyster reef off Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. A nature-based solution, the reef was built to dissipate wave energy and slow erosion from sea-level rise.
Ecosystem
Coastal
Subject tags
Climate change
Coastal restoration
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Nature-based solutions
Wildlife refuges