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NCCOS and partners use drones to estimate metrics associated with oyster reef condition

View from above of four people stand on an oyster reef with equipmentTo better manage and restore oyster reefs, managers and restoration practitioners have expressed a need for affordable, non-destructive approaches. 

NCCOS is working with partners along the southeast coast of the US to determine the ability of data derived from drones to estimate metrics associated with oyster reef condition.