SWASH tanks

SWASH (Simulated Waves Affecting Shoreline Habitats) is an EPA Gulf of Mexico Program funded education and outreach project to prov ide a hands-on demonstration tank for teaching about living shoreline design. Five tanks were constructed and placed at:

Mississippi Aquarium, Gulfport, MS

Marine Education Center - USM Gulf Coast Research Lab, Ocean Springs, MS

Pascagoula River Audubon Center, Moss Point, MS

Grand Bay NERR visitor center, Moss Point, MS

Alabama Aquarium, DISL, Dauphin Island, AL

Design and specifications for the SWASH tanks can be found here:

https://coastal.msstate.edu/swash

A very informative video of the incredible capability of the living shoreline breakwater to reduce waves impacting the vegetated marsh shoreline in the SWASH tank module.

A publication on this project is available here:

Chenier, K., Akers, J., Liner, S., Harrier, S., Sparks, E., Biber, P., Blackmon, L., Kastler, J., & Broussard, P. (2023). A Small-scale Wave Tank For Living Shoreline Extension And Outreach. The Journal of Extension, 61(1), Article 3.
https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.61.01.03