Restoring and Protecting Marine Habitat The Role of Engineering and Technology (1994) / Chapter Skim
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4 The Application of Protection and Restoration Technology in Marine Habitat Management
4 The Application of Protection and Restoration Technology in Marine Habitat Management
Pages 63-70
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Site-specific case studies include: · habitat assessments using species life histories (including shrimp habitat loss from port development in Tampa Bay) ; · waterway development impacts in the Savannah River, Georgia estuary; · Chesapeake Bay protection and restoration initiatives; · Tampa Bay wetland restorations; · San Francisco Bay wetland restorations; 63
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When project managers clearly defined how a certain measure or structure will serve the project site, there was a basis for determining whether and to what degree project objectives were satisfied. Although a project may achieve its goals and objectives, benefits to the natural environment depend heavily on how well ecological considerations were incorporated in goal setting and design.
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Because practitioners cite the lack of communication between engineers and scientists and a lack of knowledge of basic ecosystem processes as barriers to beneficial applications of technology, the multidisciplinary approach at Kiawah Island is a useful model for future projects. Pointe Mouillee, Michigan, Miller Sands, Oregon, and several other projects that incorporated multidisciplinary teamwork for planning, implementation, monitoring, and open communication with the affected publics have achieved and continue to achieve performance objectives.
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Pilot projects with rigorous monitoring regimes are important to the success of future projects. A pilot study on the construction of offshore underwater stable berms off Norfolk, Virginia, preceded the Dauphin Island national demonstration project.
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. For example, artificially created nesting islands in North Carolina estuaries were originally mounds of material dredged for the purpose of maintaining navigation channels (Appendix B; Landin, 1992a)
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For example, the creation of nesting islands for sea and wading birds discussed earlier and in Appendix B replaced deep water fish habitat with island and intertidal water habitat. The fact that habitat is converted from supporting some species to supporting others often creates competition between the missions and habitat interests of the various federal and state agencies responsible for habitat management.
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The ensuing comprehensive planning, design, and implementation resulted in all nine Tampa Bay projects' achieving project objectives. SUMMARY Successes in marine habitat protection and restoration have often involved multidisciplinary collaboration; careful planning, design, and implementation; and long-term management strategies, including performance monitoring.
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