![]() Part of a coastal management system, breakwaters are installed to minimize erosion, and to protect anchorages, helping isolate vessels within them from marine hazards such as prop washes and wind-driven waves. The vegetated dune system will be strengthened by the breakwaters, to provide a layered system of protection. A breakwater is a permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges. Living Breakwaters is designed to work in concert with other ongoing resilience initiatives in the area, including the New York Rising Community Reconstruction Tottenville Dune and Coastal Dune Plantings project. The team’s work with the Harbor School and the Billion Oyster Project will bring educational opportunities for local school groups, teaching the next generation of ecological stewards about protecting Staten Island’s fragile coastline. ![]() ![]() The structure will provide habitat to the Raritan Bay’s rich ecosystem of marine life, and an on-land Water Hub will be constructed with space for visiting groups, recreational activities, and educational programs. The proposal is a “necklace” of offshore breakwaters that will reduce risk, revive ecologies, and connect residents and educators to Staten Island’s southeast shoreline. A breakwater is a wooden or stone wall that extends from the shore into the sea and is built in order to protect a harbour or beach from the force of the. Living Breakwaters was conceived to connect physical, social, and ecological resilience. The crew of the Breakwater reca ptured their ship and escaped back to the United States, and Vernet sent the Superior sealing for his own profit, but she eventually returned to the US leaving him with only the Harriet, in which he and his family left Port Louis for Buenos Aires on 7 November 1831.
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