Creating shellfish reefs for hazard risk reduction and habitat restoration

有生命的海岸线是两个普遍问题的潜在有力解决方案：海岸保护需求的增加；以及恢复失去的栖息地。本项目旨在探讨贝类礁对生物海岸线的有效利用。它希望产生新的知识，以确保有生命的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应用基于自然的海岸防御的能力，以及更好地理解有效的生活海岸线设计。这应通过发展一种可持续和适应性的海防方法，提供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.