Website

http://basinalliance.org/what-we-do/in-our-waterways/living-shorelines/

Region(s)

NW

Summary

Oyster reef ecology, water quality. Conducted at sites where artificial oyster reefs have been constructed to reduce shoreline erosion, increase habitat, filter pollution, and increase oyster populations.

Parameters

Sediment accumulation, sediment loss, temperature (deg. F), pH, specific conductivity (uS/cm), dissolved oxygen (mg/L, %), salinity (ppt), turbidity (NTU), total nitrogen (mg/L), total phosphorus (mg/L), chlorophyll a (ug/L), secchi depth (ft), depth (ft), oyster counts per bag, size range, species of organisms found in and around the reef

Notes

Oyster reef monitoring data sheets provided by email for reference.

Application

Assess effectiveness of artifical oyster reefs in redcuing shoreline erosion

Publications

Project website

Start

2012

End

Current

Frequency

Quarterly

Method

PVC pole placed on the shore-side of the reef used to document sediment accumulation, hydrolabs at seven sites

Discontinuity

Start date specifics: Started monitoring in 2012 with 5 sites and since 2014, have been monitoring 7 sites.

Data Location

STORET/WIN

Data Format

Habitats

Water Column

SEACAR Citation

Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance. (2026). Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance Living Shorelines Oyster Reef Monitoring. Updated 08/31/2026. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/537

Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes