oyster shells – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com Surface Water Management Equipment Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:32:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://aquarius-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png oyster shells – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com 32 32 Living Shorelines Help Protect Coasts From Hurricane Storm Surge and Erosion https://aquarius-systems.com/living-shorelines-natural-defense-to-storms/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 21:58:03 +0000 https://aquarius-systems.com/?p=2790 In September, 2020, as Hurricane Sally battered Florida’s panhandle with a deluge of rain and high winds, some locals said their living shorelines were their best defense against the area’s storm surge.

Instead of a hardened seawall aimed at protecting shores from erosion, living shorelines use vegetation and other natural elements like oyster shells to stabilize estuarine coasts, bays, and tributaries.

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