Structural restoration of two coral reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Author

Osborn, Tim ; Bodge, Kevin ; Croom, M. ; Schroeder, Mark ; Wahle, Charlie

Author_Institution

Nat. Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD, USA

fYear

1996

Abstract

In 1995, a large structural restoration of two coral reef grounding sites was implemented in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The partnership of NOAA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and private industry engineers, surveyors, and marine constructors made the restoration effort possible. Many unique designs and practice were utilized in the project

Keywords

aquaculture; geomorphology; oceanographic regions; pollution; seafloor phenomena; AD 1995; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; Gulf of Mexico; Key Largo; NOAA; North Atlantic; Straits of Florida; USA; United States; coast; coastal engineering; conservation biology; coral reef; damage repair; environmental science; geomorphology; marine animal; marine biology; natural resource; ocean; ship grounding site; structural restoration; zoology; Aquaculture; Design engineering; Grounding; Jupiter; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Road transportation; Shipbuilding industry; Silver; Springs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings

Conference_Location

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3519-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1996.566710

Filename

566710

Link To Document

https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1623609