For the Sterling Shipyard Remediation and Infill Project, the port authority integrated ECOncrete units into the rock berm revetment to create onsite habitat for fish refuge.
The land remediation and infill project resulted in loss of existing habitats for biodiversity and fish communities, requiring environmental offsetting measures (Image: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, 2026).
The port authority implemented onsite and offsite measures to compensate for the creation of industrial land. The ECOncrete Armor Blocks in the newly built revetment deliver onsite habitat and support ecosystem health (Image: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, 2026).
Within months of deployment, ECOncrete solutions are already showing promising colonization and habitat value, with a variety of marine species using the structures. Barnacles, sugar kelp, and seaweed (Ulva/Ulvaria spp. and red algae) had colonized the Armor Blocks, while fish and invertebrates were observed on and around the structures (Image: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, 2026).
