![]() ![]() Blue crabs ( Callinectes sapidus) were the most clearly enhanced (+297%) by the presence of breakwater reefs, while red drum ( Sciaenops ocellatus) (+108%), spotted seatrout ( Cynoscion nebulosus) (+88%) and flounder ( Paralichthys sp.) (+79%) also benefited. Among the fishes and mobile invertebrates that appeared to be strongly enhanced were several economically-important species. We found the corridor between intertidal marsh and oyster reef breakwaters supported higher abundances and different communities of fishes than control plots without oyster reef habitat. Oyster settlement and subsequent survival were observed at both sites, with mean adult densities reaching more than eighty oysters m −2 at one site. Breakwater reef treatments mitigated shoreline retreat by more than 40% at one site, but overall vegetation retreat and erosion rates were high across all treatments and at both sites. At both sites we measured shoreline and bathymetric change and quantified oyster recruitment, fish and mobile macro-invertebrate abundances. Along two different stretches of eroding shoreline, we created replicated pairs of subtidal breakwater reefs and established unaltered reference areas as controls. Our study experimentally tested the efficacy of breakwater reefs constructed of oyster shell for protecting eroding coastal shorelines and their effect on nearshore fish and shellfish communities. Recently, efforts have shifted towards “living shoreline” approaches that include biogenic breakwater reefs. Previous efforts to protect shorelines have largely involved constructing bulkheads and seawalls which can detrimentally affect nearshore habitats. Check their website for more information.Shorelines at the interface of marine, estuarine and terrestrial biomes are among the most degraded and threatened habitats in the coastal zone because of their sensitivity to sea level rise, storms and increased human utilization. 10 and the Port Theatre on Saturday, Nov. “It was then a matter of coming up with songs and getting them to each other.”īlackie and the Rodeo Kings will play the Royal Theatre on Thursday, Nov. “Like a lot of musicians, after the initial shock of the pandemic lockdown, the impetus became finding ways to connect with the world…” he said. “While much of the planet struggled to find new ways of working, singer-songwriter and guitarists Stephen Fearing, Colin Linden, and Tom Wilson coolly leveraged the flexibility that’s sustained them for 25 years, sheltering in their respective home bases of Victoria, Nashville and Hamilton, using technology to bridge the chasm separating them from each other and their rhythm section of Gary Craig and John Dymond.”įearing said technology has come a long way and so he “pounced” on the opportunity to record remotely. “If any band was uniquely positioned to withstand the impossible demands made by despicable COVID-19, it was Blackie and the Rodeo Kings…” noted a release. Shows at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo and the Royal Theatre in Victoria will be the only Island dates Blackie and the Rodeo Kings will play as they tour across Canadian until mid-December.Īccording to a press release for the show, the group is also celebrating the release of its 11th studio album, O Glory, which came out July this year. A Juno-award winning folk rock-alternative country band will make a pair of Vancouver Island stops while on tour celebrating its 25th year as band. ![]()
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