This area has had rock fillets installed and maintained since 2000, with extensions to the length undertaken in 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018. Livestock fencing was also installed. Cost was $70,000 in 2014, $125,000 in 2017.
Mangroves
Method: Hybrid, Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation - method: Grazer control
Mangrove species: Avicennia marina
Hybrid structure: Rock fillet, Oyster bags
Hybrid structure height (m): 1.5m
Hybrid structure width (m): 2.5m
Hybrid structure length (m): 30-70m
Approach
Mangroves
Geographic context
Estuary
Primary objective
Coastal protection
Coastal hazard
Erosion
Asset vulnerable
Natural
Length of coastline targeted (m)
960
Date of completion
2017
Cost ($AUD)
$125,000
Morris, R. L., Fest, B., Stokes, D., Jenkins, C., & Swearer, S. E. (2023). The coastal protection and blue carbon benefits of hybrid mangrove living shorelines. Journal of environmental management, 331, 117310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117310