REVIEW OF WAVE ATTENUATION BY ARTIFICIAL OYSTER REEFS BASED ON EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS

Oyster reefs–based soft coastal protection has emerged as a sustainable solution (Xu et al., 2023). However, it is difficult to quantify the wave attenuation of oyster reefs due to their different reef types, special spatial structures, rich voids and rough surfaces (Kitsikoudis et al., 2020). In addition, the wave attenuation mechanism is nonetheless doubtful due to the comprehensive outcomes of wave reflection, overtopping, breaking and frictional dissipation (Leone and Tahvildari, 2023). This paper focuses on the research progress and problems of wave attenuation by artificial oyster reefs, and presents the outlook.