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![Barren Island before the planting r0023004.jpg Barren Island before the planting](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_r0023004.jpg?itok=vT8abwM2)
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Barren Island before the planting. The work at Barren Island provided a valuablelesson. Geotubes were placed around the perimeter of the island to form a wavebreak but they failed and the dredge material was washed away behind the tubes.Wave breaks in the future will be constructed of rock, which is more expensive,but a better alternative. (Image credit: NOAA Restoration Center, Chris Doley)