I would like to expand more on the F tidal marsh as a shoreline protection strategy. For example, one of the proposed shoreline protection strategies for Maryland and Virginia is marsh sills with sand fill and planted marshes. The article I found argues that the shoreline protection methods vary from high-energy site to a low-energy site. Therefore, the disadvantages and advantages of a shoreline protection method should be carefully weighed for a specific site. The article states that some of the advantages of the marsh sills as a shoreline restoration and protection concept aside from the reduction of wave height and erosional energy include high net primary productivity, habitat enhancement and increased water quality. Marshes provide food