Oyster castles at Gandy's Beach in New Jersey

3 people stack concrete structures in shallow water
Photo By/Credit

Adrianna Zito-Livingston/The Nature Conservancy

Date Shot/Created
06/03/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Workers install oyster castles at Gandy's Beach in New Jersey to restore the shoreline after it took a pounding from Hurricane Sandy. The oyster castles improve coastal resilience, protect the coast against erosion while introducing new habitat for water-filtering oysters.

Ecosystem
Coastal
Subject tags
Coastal restoration
Erosion
Floods
Hurricane Sandy, 2012