Oysters are the tiny superheroes of coastal environments. They enhance water quality, create habitat, and protect shorelines from storms and erosion. Along the Pacific Coast, native oysters are in decline, due in part to sedimentation, inadequate protection, and unsustainable harvests.
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This project overview describes a 2012 Collaborative Research project that developed a decision-making framework and tools to guide coastal wetland recovery and management in Southern California.
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This project overview describes a 2011 Collaborative Research project that developed science-based planning tools that decision-makers along the Pacific Coast can use to better site oyster restoration projects.
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https://coast.noaa.gov/estuaries/curriculum/dont-shut-your-mouth.htmlThis lesson encourages students to make evidence-based conclusions about the impacts of development, pollution, and climate on the Los Penasquitos Lagoon in southern California.
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This paper details findings presented at the U.S.-Iran Symposium on Wetlands in March 2016 about the increasing watershed influence and hypo-salinity in Los Penasquitos Lagoon.
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This technical report analyzes the relationship between dissolved oxygen and mouth condition at the Los Penasquitos Lagoon in southern California.
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This document summarizes a workshop hosted by the Tijuana River Reserve and partners in September of 2016 titled "Intermittently Open Estuaries: Science & Management Perspectives."
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This project overview describes a 2015 Science Transfer project at the Tijuana River Reserve that used existing knowledge and gathered new data to improve the health and management of lagoons in southern California.
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This project overview describes a 2017 Collaborative Research project that tested the effectiveness of thin-layer sediment placement as a marsh adaptation strategy.
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Oysters are the tiny superheroes of coastal environments. They enhance water quality, create habitat, and protect shorelines from storms and erosion. Along the Pacific Coast, native oysters are in decline, due in part to sedimentation, inadequate protection, and unsustainable harvests.