Ocean Protection Council Approves $550k for California Sea Grant to Develop a Comprehensive California Artificial Reef Program Plan which may Help the Coastside

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AGENDA and VIDEO. From the Ocean Protection Council meeting on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024, as a hybrid meeting. Agenda Item #8

California Artificial Reef Program Plan  Up to $550,000 to California Sea Grant to develop a comprehensive California Artificial Reef Program Plan. This plan will provide a statewide, science-based approach to inform the management artificial reefs, including best practices for siting, design, monitoring, and evaluating potential benefits and risks of these structures.  

Artificial Reef Agenda Item #8 Staff Report


Would Artificial Reefs Mitigate the Pillar Point Harbor Breakwater’s Sand Starvation of Surfers Beach and Mirada Road?

Surfers’ Beach & Miramar Shoreline Erosion & Armoring; April 25th, 2024



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Oceanside City Council Unanimously Approves RE:BEACH Project

January 2024

Based on the Jury/Advisory Panel deliberations and public feedback, two key modifications to the design will be promoted: (1) refinement of the top of the headland space to use more environmentally or aesthetically pleasing elements that blend with Oceanside’s character, and (2) utilization of rock instead of geotextile bags for construction of the artificial nearshore reef.

Australian Firm’s Proposal to Build Headlands, Artificial Reef in Oceanside Gets Nod

From the San Diego Union-Tribune on Jan. 8th, 2024 by Phil Diehl.

A plan to build headlands and an artificial reef has been selected from three proposals by international design firms for a pilot project to restore and retain sand on Oceanside’s eroded beaches.

Australia’s International Coastal Management Portfolio

Experts in coastal resilience, providing innovative and cost-effective solutions since 1989.

A Guide to the Artificial Reefs of Southern California

From the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

This Internet resource is a modified version of A Guide to the Artificial Reefs of Southern California (1989), by Robin D. Lewis and Kimberly K. McKee, with the Nearshore Sportfish Habitat Enhancement Program. The guide was updated by Dennis Bedford in 2001.


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