Multi-Year Ecological Monitoring Validates Eco-Engineering Scour Protection Performance

Backed by science. Leading with commercial results: Nearly four years of offshore monitoring demonstrate the ecological performance of ECOncrete's eco-engineered scour protection.

The findings show that marine life colonized and used habitat features engineered into ECOncrete's scour protection, with the system outperforming conventional rock armor on several ecological measures.
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Nearly four years of offshore monitoring documented marine life colonizing and using habitat features structurally engineered into ECOncrete's scour protection, with the system outperforming conventional rock armor on several ecological measures, providing offshore developers with real life- commercial evidence.

The research program combined physical model testing with long-term monitoring in the water, bringing engineering evaluation and ecological evidence into the same assessment. For engineers selecting scour protection, it provides a basis for evaluating ECOncrete as an alternative or complement to conventional rock armor, with habitat features built into the protection system itself.
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Multiple ROV surveys showed how those features were being used: mussels attached within sheltered crevices, while mobile fauna occupied larger spaces within the armor layer. The observations document how engineered habitat features supported marine life over time.
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