The beaches of Shoal Bay are valuable documented surf smelt spawning habitat. The project site is located along a no-bank, accretionary beach located on the spit between the Shoal Bay lagoon and middle section of Shoal Bay which has areas of intact marine riparian vegetation. Along an area with good surf smelt spawning substrate, 65 linear feet of the upper beach is directly covered with an old concrete shuffleboard court. There is also a degraded creosote soldier pile bulkhead that runs along the waterward face of the now listing concrete structure. Removal of the derelict concrete and creosote wood structure from the upper beach habitat will provide a low cost, low risk opportunity to restore known surf smelt spawning habitat and enhance the overall character and function of the shoreline. The Shoal Bay Forage Fish Habitat Restoration Project will restore over 600 square feet of beach habitat below Mean High High Water (MHHW) and also allow restoration of natural geologic and vegetative processes to reform the upper beach profile, berm and substrate.