Incorporating engineered oyster reefs into dredged material ...
Incorporating engineered oyster reefs into dredged material management Tyler Ortego, MS PE ORA Estuaries & Wayfarer Environmental Technologies
“Integrating Dredging and Dredged Material Reuse with Environmental Restoration”
http://www.deepeningportofhouston.com/downloads/POHDW_Env_Assess.pdf
Do more with less
Old School
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/prj/westbay/photos/Hydraulic‐cutterhead‐dredge.gif
Do more with more
Do more with less
Achieve engineering objectives plus environmental/regulatory objective with one feature
The Oyster
The Oyster Reef habitat Oyster brood stock Recreational fishing Water quality Shoreline protection Stabilize dredged material Oyster harvest Sequester carbon(?)
The Oyster
Berrigan et al. (1991)
The Oyster
Engineered Oyster Reefs
Engineered Oyster Reefs
Engineered Oyster Reefs
Engineered Oyster Reefs Do more with less
Solve multiple objectives at once
Future work
Future work
Some Resources
“Integrating Dredging and Dredged Material Reuse with Environmental Restoration”
http://www.deepeningportofhouston.com/downloads/POHDW_Env_Assess.pdf
Do more with less
Old School
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/prj/westbay/photos/Hydraulic‐cutterhead‐dredge.gif
Do more with more
Do more with less
Achieve engineering objectives plus environmental/regulatory objective with one feature
The Oyster
The Oyster Reef habitat Oyster brood stock Recreational fishing Water quality Shoreline protection Stabilize dredged material Oyster harvest Sequester carbon(?)
The Oyster
Berrigan et al. (1991)
The Oyster
Engineered Oyster Reefs
Engineered Oyster Reefs
Engineered Oyster Reefs
Engineered Oyster Reefs Do more with less
Solve multiple objectives at once
Future work
Future work
Some Resources
