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Jeff DeQuattro Mobile, Alabama Coastal Projects Manager The Nature Conservancy

Learn about The Nature Conservancy's $2.9 million project creating 1.5 miles of oyster reef breakwaters along Alabama's coast. This initiative aims to protect shorelines, enhance habitat, and create jobs while demonstrating sustainable shoreline alternatives. The project involves heavy scientific monitoring, socio-economic surveys, and large-scale oyster restoration efforts using innovative methods like Bagged Oyster Shell, Reef Balls, and ReefBLK units. Engage with the community and explore the positive impacts on the environment and economy through this comprehensive conservation endeavor.

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Jeff DeQuattro Mobile, Alabama Coastal Projects Manager The Nature Conservancy

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  1. Jeff DeQuattro Mobile, Alabama Coastal Projects Manager The Nature Conservancy Photo by Beth Young

  2. Alabama Living Shoreline Projects Completed Mobile, Alabama Helen-Wood Park – 300 meters The Swift Tract – 1,715 meters Coffee Island – 1500 meters Bon Secour Bay – ~250 meters Alabama Port – 750 meters

  3. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Project in Mobile, AL $2.9 Million to create 1.5 miles of oyster reef breakwaters • Create healthy oyster reefs to act as living shoreline breakwaters • Enhance critical habitat fish and invertebrates • Protect shorelines • Create jobs • Heavy pre-and-post restoration scientific monitoring. • Demonstrate alternative to bulkheads • Socio-Economic Survey • Demonstrate how larger-scale oyster restoration improves environmental/economic resiliency.

  4. Bagged Oyster Shell • Full time crew of 12 to 20 people • ~150,000 bags of oyster shell

  5. Reef Balls • Full time crew of about 6 people • 3,168 Mini-Bay Reef Balls

  6. ReefBLK • Full time crew of about 8 to 10 people • 492 ReefBLK units Photos by Beth Young and JoeBay Aerials

  7. Socio-Economics of the ARRA Project in Alabama Number of Positions at Height of the Project = 84 positions Average Positions for almost 3 years (33 months) = 31.5 positions

  8. ARRA efforts leading to larger scale restoration • Identified areas to restore • by consulting with… • Natural Resource Managers • Scientists • Commercial Fishers • Charter Fishers • Recreational Fishers • Community Leaders • Underserved Communities • Best Available Data

  9. Socio-Economics of Restoration – Job Training Photos by Andrew Kornylak

  10. Socio-Economics of Restoration – Volunteerism

  11. Socio-Economics of Restoration – Volunteerism

  12. Thank You! Photo by Jeff DeQuattro

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