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Beach replenishment crews were hard at work Monday, spreading freshly-pumped sand along the oceanfront as a dusting of snow was still visible here and there on the beach. Despite the blustery weather, work was being completed between Stockton and Lafayette avenues in the northernmost portion of town. Much of the beach design was already in… Read More
The beach will have to endure another hurricane season, but the Gulf of Mexico shoreline on Anna Maria Island will be renourished in 2019. Hurricane and storm season runs May 1-Nov. 31. Charlie Hunsicker, director of the Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department, said in an interview Jan. 8 that two renourishment projects, spanning… Read More
Illegal scale sand dredging, a major threat to the ecology and navigation safety of waterways, has almost been wiped out in the Yangtze, China’s longest river, thanks to an intensive crackdown last year, authorities said. A total of 1,622 illegal sand dredging vessels were dealt with in 2018 and 21 people were sentenced by courts… Read More
Hunter Water announced Monday that it had begun construction on a 100-metre sand container sea wall to protect its site at Stockton from coastal erosion. More than 10,000 tonnes of sand will be excavated and installed in 17 Mega Geotextile Sand Containers along the face of the site. Hunter Water’s chief investment officer Darren Cleary… Read More
Long-awaited plans to develop new port facilities at Port Hedland have moved a step closer with two companies short-listed to work up more detailed proposals. Pilbara Ports Authority will give Qube Bulk and Melbourne International RoRo & Auto Terminal the opportunity to draw up plans to build and operate Lumsden Point. PPA said the area,… Read More
Repairs are slated this summer for storm-battered Birch Bay Drive, where wind and waves from a furious Dec. 20 gale tore the asphalt to shreds, battered a seaside restaurant and flooded businesses across the two-lane coastal road. Whatcom County officials said that work to stabilize the shoreline as part of a project already planned in… Read More
Only one of five developers who intend to vie for a New York State contract for off-shore wind energy is proposing its project off Long Island waters. The rest would be off Massachusetts/Rhode Island or the New Jersey coast, according to recent state filings. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, or NYSERDA,… Read More
Materials dredged from Erie’s harbor one day could fertilize farmland or provide habitat for fish and wildlife. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is considering new uses for what’s dredged from Presque Isle Bay as it updates its local management plan. The corps now deposits materials dug from the harbor in the open… Read More
Wide beaches and strong protective dunes have been built across nearly the entire length of Seaside Heights, as crews transition from pumping sand to installing the walkways that will carry throngs of vacationers to the beach this summer. Crews from Weeks Marine, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor on the project, have been working… Read More
On Jan. 4, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the completion of the Lost Lake marsh creation and hydrologic restoration project. The $36 million project restored and nourished wetlands on the northern edges of Lost Lake in Terrebonne Parish. According to The New Orleans Times Picayune, contractor Weeks Marine Inc. used sediment from the lake… Read More
The Tyrrell County Soil and Water Conservation District has engaged a consulting firm to oversee dredging North Boundary, Pinner and Bridgepath canals, Ty Fleming, technician and administrator, has announced. “We have just initiated the project with WK Dickson taking the lead of the project [in areas] such as engineering, permitting, surveying, etc.,” Fleming stated. WK… Read More
A nearly $4 million project to dredge the lower Saco River is set to begin later this month. The Saco River originates in New Hampshire and serves as a natural border between the cities of Saco and Biddeford, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. The upcoming dredging will take place near the city centers of Saco… Read More
A petition calling for a halt to a planned draining of the mill pond at Forestville Dam County Park was submitted ahead of Thursday morning’s meeting of two Door County Board committees. Lora Jorgensen, an organizer of the recently formed Friends of Forestville Dam group, said 470 people signed the petition and that more signatures… Read More
The beaches of Pleasure Island will soon be a bit more plentiful thanks to an $18 million federal project. “When Hurricane Florence came in, it changed the whole profile of the beach,” Carolina Beach Mayor Joe Benson said. “Additional sound was lost and it delayed the bidding of the contract about a month.” Benson said… Read More
Crab Fishermen face Double Jeopardy North coast crab fishermen from Fort Bragg to Crescent City are facing double jeopardy — one from a warming ocean and one man made by a local agency. As of January 8, 2019, the date of the most recent test results for Domoic Acid levels in Dungeness Crabs, both the… Read More