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Incorporating engineered oyster reefs into dredged material management. Tyler Ortego, MS PE ORA Estuaries & Wayfarer Environmental Technologies. “ Integrating Dredging and Dredged Material Reuse with Environmental Restoration ”.
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Incorporating engineered oyster reefs into dredged material management Tyler Ortego, MS PE ORA Estuaries & Wayfarer Environmental Technologies
“Integrating Dredging and Dredged Material Reuse with Environmental Restoration”
http://www.deepeningportofhouston.com/downloads/POHDW_Env_Assess.pdfhttp://www.deepeningportofhouston.com/downloads/POHDW_Env_Assess.pdf
Old School http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/prj/westbay/photos/Hydraulic-cutterhead-dredge.gif Do more with more
Achieve engineering objectives plus environmental/regulatory objective with one feature
The Oyster Reef habitat Oyster brood stock Recreational fishing Water quality Shoreline protection Stabilize dredged material Oyster harvest Sequester carbon(?)
The Oyster Berrigan et al. (1991)
Engineered Oyster Reefs Do more with less Solve multiple objectives at once