P.E.I. fishermen were asking a lot of questions Tuesday following a dangerous moment at sea. Fishing crews at Hardy’s Channel in western P.E.I., and Covehead Harbour got stuck because of sandbars in what was a difficult start to the spring lobster season. A fishing crew had to be rescued in Hardy’s Channel Monday morning because… Read More
Regular visitors to the beach at Grand Have State Park have noticed some big changes recently. The sand has gotten more crowded as the beach has gotten a little smaller. “There’s not a lot of space for people to play volleyball, have picnics, run around, swim,” Traci Balderas said as she walked the beach Tuesday… Read More
Three Delaware beaches will receive more sand starting mid-May, as part of a federal renourishment project to combat erosion and help them fare better against future storms. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, the contractor for the projects, will renourish a stretch of Bethany Beach starting later this month, before they dredge sand for South Bethany… Read More
It’s been three months since county officials began a do-it-yourself dune restoration project that eventually will encompass roughly 12 of the county’s 18 miles of beach. Dale and Tommye Lee Hogan held hands as they walked along the beach in Flagler County on a sunny morning last week. Since 2000, the Gainesville couple has owned… Read More
Emergency repairs to coastal defences and piers damaged by the Beast from the East will cost £3.1m, Sunderland Council has said. A section of Sunderland’s Old North Pier was lost during the March storm. It has been estimated that without its protection the port faces dredging works costing £100,000 annually, the council said. Stonehill Wall… Read More
At its third and final public meeting on the Blind Pass Inlet Management Study, the Lee County Division of Natural Resources presented its top alternative strategies for managing the inlet. On April 27 at the South Seas Island Resort on Captiva, county staff and consulting team APTIM provided an update on the study, which aims… Read More
When it comes to dredging, the city has made a breakthrough that may have other municipalities soon following in its footsteps. Last month, the state Department of Environmental Protection informed the city it had issued its first-ever citywide dredge permit, said Carol Beske, project manager, ACT Engineers. The city hired ACT Engineers, of Robbinsville, Mercer… Read More
A NZ$8.9m project to remove and stabilise about 28,000 cubic metres of contaminated sediment using mudcreting technology was due to be completed at the Calwell Slipway at Port Nelson, New Zealand in April. In addition to removing such contaminants as tributyltin (Tbt) and copper from sediment around the 1970-opened slipway, the project adds three to… Read More
Captain Michael Mulholland was a man on a mission earlier this year, working to bring attention to dangerous shoaling sand conditions in Ponce Inlet. Mulholland, who operates Sea Spirit Deep Sea Fishing and the Manatee Scenic Tour Boat, called and wrote local and federal officials, saying shoaling in the inlet had reached a critical point…. Read More
Dredging began at Muthalappozhi on Monday for deepening the harbour mouth and finding a solution to the problems caused by the unscientific construction of the breakwater. The Adani Group has undertaken the work on a request by the state government. “The dredger is in place. The plan is to deepen the harbour channel by three… Read More
Work to install new groynes on Southbourne seafront is to be completed in time for the summer season. The Bournemouth Borough Council work, which will six new groynes put in as part of an ongoing beach management scheme, is set to finish in May. A total of twelve groynes are being replaced along the stretch… Read More
The ebb and flow of waves kissing the shoreline is a natural occurrence, but people who live on Croatan Beach say the waves are now coming up much closer to their homes than ever before and residents believe it’s partially the city’s fault. “It’s been eroding year after year, storm after storm and the city… Read More
For years, Osogbo, the Osun State capital has been experiencing severe flooding that wrecked havoc, destroyed homes and claimed many lives. Expectedly, the fatality rate was high due to the nature and situation of things. Inadequate river channels, lack of drainages, ineffective waste dump mechanisms, and indiscriminate dumping of refuse by residents, all contributed their… Read More
The city began a $1.5 million dune restoration and beach replenishment project last Monday after several storms took a bite out of the beach earlier this year. The project is funded through the city’s capital budget, so residents will not see a tax increase, Mayor Patrick Rosenello said. “Unfortunately, this is the third year in… Read More
With a target on potential new federal money, Marin’s lawmakers and county officials are teaming up with local leaders and activists to lobby the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for $11.7 million to dredge the San Rafael Canal. San Rafael Public Works Director Bill Guerin and Nadine Urciuoli, CEO of the newly formed San Rafael… Read More