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<br />Reef Ball <br /> <br />Page 6 of 8 <br /> <br />Reef Balls to create Oyster Bars for Shoreline Stabilization <br /> <br />J, I ~ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />~,. <br /> <br />a t! <br /> <br />.>~ <br />~~ <br />~~ <br /> <br />~ <br />~ D <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />Newly Installed Oyster Bar (before coverage by oysters) <br /> <br />In much the same way as submerged breakwaters can create living coral reefs in tropical waters, Reef <br />Balls can be used to create oyster bars where oysters are common. A big advantage of oysters is that <br />they will add a great deal of size to each Reef Ball in just a few years creating a better, and natural <br />looking breakwater. Oysters have a large filter feeding capacity and can improve water quality too. <br />Smaller sized Reef Balls are used in bays and protected areas where wave climates are not that great or <br />where the slope is very gentle into the water as pictured above. In moderate climates. oyster reefs are <br />best built inter-tidal sticking out of the water a low tide. They can be built deeper, but oyster growth is <br />slower. If the climate is very cold, it is better to keep the units below the low water mark for <br />protection from winter freezing. Smaller sized Reef Balls are very cost effective and some sizes can <br />even be deployed by hand. <br /> <br />Additional Oyster Bar Shoreline Stabilization Projects: <br /> <br />MacPill Air Force Base, Tilmpa <br /> <br />Bayshore Made Be<!utiful Project of TamfW Bay Watch <br /> <br />Tampa Bay Estuary Program - Bayshore Boulevard Reef Installation <br /> <br />Ballast Point, Tampa: Oyster Breakwater Project <br /> <br />http://www.reefbeach.com/ <br /> <br />6/11/2008 <br />