Oyster reef construction Gandys Beach New Jersey

Several pyramid-type structures made of small concrete blocks sit in the water with an island-like peninsula behind them.
Photo By/Credit
Danielle McCulloch Prosser/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
10/25/2019
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
To stem continued erosion near a small peninsula, the Gandys Beach project team reconfigured the breakwaters into a series of smaller, pyramid-like structures. The Gandys Beach Preserve is owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy.
Ecosystem
Marine
Subject tags
Coastal restoration
Coasts
Marine environments