Restoration Projects:
- Pendleton Artificial Reef was constructed to determine if man-made reefs could be used to address a possible loss of kelp forest communities due to power plant operations and to improve sport fishing.
- This artificial reef was installed to determine whether an artificial reef could be designed to encourage algal development that provides habitat for blue, olive, and yellowtail young-of-the year (YOY) rockfish species. It also assessed whether YOY recruitment at the artificial reef site was higher than at the natural reef habitat, and determined if annual fish recruitment would continue over time.
