Creating shellfish reefs for hazard risk reduction and habitat restoration

有生命的海岸线是解决两个普遍问题的潜在有力办法：对海岸保护的需求增加;以及恢复失去的栖息地。本项目旨在研究利用贝类珊瑚礁有效地应用活海岸线。它希望产生新的知识，以确保生活海岸线实现减少灾害风险和恢复栖息地的目标。该项目的预期成果包括提高澳大利亚国内应用自然海岸防御的能力，以及更好地理解有效的生物海岸线设计。通过发展可持续和适应性的海岸防御方法，这将带来重大的社会经济和环境效益。

Living shorelines are a potentially powerful solution to two pervasive problems: an increased need for coastal protection; and the restoration of lost habitats. This project aims to investigate the effective application of living shorelines using shellfish reefs. It expects to generate new knowledge to ensure living shorelines achieve both hazard risk reduction and habitat restoration goals. Expected outcomes of this project include an enhanced capacity within Australia for the application of nature-based coastal defence, and a better understanding of effective living shoreline design. This should provide significant socio-economic and environmental benefits through the development of a sustainable and adaptive method of coastal defence.