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Jetties block boats from being able to enter harbors.
Jetties block boats from being able to enter harbors.
Building jetties is more expensive than soft beach management strategies.
Building jetties is more expensive than soft beach management strategies.
Beach erosion may increase on the downdrift side of the jetties.
Beach erosion may increase on the downdrift side of the jetties.
Jetties are not effective until plant life has time to grow.
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The potential drawback of using jetties to prevent beach erosion is: Beach erosion may increase on the downdrift side of the jetties.
Jetties can interfere with the natural sediment transport processes along the coast, leading to increased erosion in certain areas, particularly downstream of the structures.
