Sandy Bottom

Sandy bottom areas have no notable structures or characteristics, unlike the other habitats we sample, and are simply bare patches of ground. However, they are still within the living shoreline restoration sites at Project GreenShores. Despite their simplicity, they function as foraging grounds for some species and serve as a great place to observe fish moving between habitats.

As is typical in many other seascapes, bare unstructured areas tend to have fewer fish in them than structured habitats like marsh edge, oyster reefs, and breakwaters. White mullet (65%) and Pinfish (35%) were the most commonly seen species in bare areas within the GreenShores restorations. Values are the Frequency of Occurrence, being the percentage of total videos (n = 17) in which each species was observed.

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