The initial project that tested mangrove planting using seeds versus seedlings at the mouth of Regatta Creek. Various bank stabilisation methods were also trialled that included timber logs, concrete blocks and rock rubble. The shoreline was also fenced at Coulthard's dairy, and most of the mangroves to the west between Regatta Creek mouth and the public access point near Coulthard's dairy were natural regeneration due to cattle exclusion.
Mangroves
Method: Hybrid, Planting: seeds, Planting: seedlings
Hybrid structure: Timber log, concrete block, and rock rubble toe protection, Fence
Approach
Mangroves
Geographic context
Estuary
Organisation responsible
Riverwatch
Primary objective
Coastal protection
Coastal hazard
Erosion
Asset vulnerable
Natural
Length of coastline targeted (m)
700
Date of completion
1998