Publications
The Center for Marine Restoration's main task is to collect, process, and analyse knowledge about marine restoration. This is done in order to provide government and local authorities - as well as private stakeholders - with the best advice with regards to marine restoration. The advice often focus on implementation and subsequent monitoring of the effects of marine restoration. This ensures that future projects are built on professional and correct solutions (Bruhn et al. 2020, Stæhr et al. 2020). In order to ensure that the most recent knowledge about marine restoration is processed and available to the Danish partners, the Center for Marine Restoration maintains a national focus while employing an international perspective.
There are more publications available on the Danish version of the webpage.
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Guideline for Marine Nature Restoration through Managed Realignment of Reclaimed Coastal Areas
This guideline aims to provide stakeholders and landowners with a framework for identifying areas where managed realignment could effectively restore valuable coastal ecosystems with high biodiversity, enhance flood protection, and offer climate benefits.
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Concepts in relation to marine nature restoration
The report describes key concepts and definitions related to marine nature improvement activities. With this review, the Center will ensure that there is clarity about the concepts within the area and what this entail but will not decide whether the various activities described below can be considered appropriate from a nature or environmental perspective, either locally or in general.
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Guidelines for the establishment of blue mussel beds and follow-up monitoring
This report provides an overview of the practical implementation of habitat restoration of blue mussel beds in Danish coastal waters. This is a process that involves pre-planning, project design and defining objectives, preparation for the establishment of blue mussel beds, execution, and monitoring both before and after establishment. This report provides an overview of relevant rules, permits and authorities on the restoration of biogenic reefs, as well as specific recommendations on seed collection, design and establishment of blue mussel beds, and monitoring of reef development.
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Biogenic reefs – site selection guideline for blue mussel bed establishment
The report provides a concise overview of factors and important criteria to consider when selecting suitable sites for the establishment of blue mussel beds. These criteria are selected based on general conditions in Danish fjords and coastal areas and they are of both practical, physical, and biological nature. The guidance provided by the report is intended to assist in future planning of marine restoration.
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Best practice for Boulder reef Restoration
This report clarifies what boulder reef restoration includes and describes the recommended process for designation and implementation of restoration projects. The report also provides an overview of relevant regulations, licences and authorities in relation to boulder reef restoration in Danish coastal waters. It also provides recommendations for monitoring reef development as well as examples of boulder reef design and costs associated with boulder reef restoration.