In order to monitor conditions in and around the Charleston Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site and its potential impact on surrounding hard bottom reef habitats a large monitoring effort has been ongoing. The current hard bottom reef monitoring study is part of a larger program to monitor conditions in and around the Charleston ODMDS. Specific objectives of the current hard bottom reef monitoring project described here were to document any changes in sedimentation rates, sponge/coral density, sponge/coral condition, finfish assemblages, and areal extent of six hard bottom reef areas over a five year period
