Highlights
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A barrier structure was designed for the in-situ set of oyster larvae in a tidal tributary of Chesapeake Bay.
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CFD methods were used to estimate flow regime characteristics and drag coefficient values of the structure.
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System tension, shape and mooring configuration were specified with catenary equation approaches.
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During field deployment application, competent larvae were introduced onto emplaced cultch within the barrier yielding a spat set of approximately 180 juvenile oysters per m2.