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The long-planned deepening and widening of the navigational channel in Montauk Harbor, which was scheduled for completion this autumn, will be delayed by a year, East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said on Tuesday. A feasibility study completed in 2020 set new parameters for dredging the inlet to increase its depth from 12 to… Read More
The U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) announced today that nine U.S. ports in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System received its Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award for recording increases in international cargo tonnage shipped through their ports during the 2022 navigation season. “Every year, more than 36 million metric tons… Read More
Georgetown Harbor Dredging Update June 2023 Source
Waves lap up against the narrow shore of North Wildwood as Patrick Rosenello straightens his sunglasses, and leans against the steel seawall, the soft sand crumbling beneath his tan dress shoes. Quiet as he is, the mayor doesn’t have to utter a word about how important the tiny specks of sediment are to the resort… Read More
Restoration of coastal marine habitats—often conducted under the umbrella of “nature-based solutions”—is one of the key actions underpinning global intergovernmental agreements, including the Paris Agreement and the 2021–2030 United Nations (UN) Decade of Restoration. To achieve global biodiversity and restoration targets, such as the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which aims to restore 30% of degraded… Read More
Although sand dunes often conjure images of great deserts, they also occur along coastlines worldwide and can be an important buffer for communities threatened by sea level rise, storms and coastal erosion. Coastal sand dunes trap sediment, encouraging expansion instead of erosion, while plants can act as magnets for wind-blown sand, anchoring the grains to the developing… Read More
The City of Dallas, Texas completed dredging at Bachman Lake in late April 2023, finalizing the first phase of the Bachman Lake Dredging and Dam and Spillway Rehabilitation Project, according to a press release from the City of Dallas. Dredging has restored the lake to recreational depths and removed the “sediment islands” and debris in the… Read More
Shorebeat has learned that the anticipated northern Ocean County beach replenishment project that was supposed to have begun in 2022 may not see the light of day for some time. The project is considered “suspended” according to an update from the state Department of Environmental Protection that was sent to local officials last Friday and… Read More
Amid rising sea levels, plastics pollution and overfishing, the emerging “Internet of Underwater Things” will vastly expand knowledge about the world’s seas. Imagine seals swimming in the sea with electronic tags that send real-time water data to scientists back in their laboratories. Or archaeologists near a coast being automatically alerted when a diver trespasses on… Read More
Land reclamation from the sea has become a popular phenomenon in coastal development. It is the most preferred solution to the need for land in coastal areas and has been implemented for various use cases, including flood control and agriculture. Nowadays, it has become a famous urban response to the rapid increase in coastal urbanization,… Read More
(Release from the Wallowa Whitman National Forest The La Grande Ranger District (the District) would like to return areas impacted by mining operations in the upper Grande Ronde River to pre-mining conditions. Nearly two miles of waste rock from dredge mining (mine tailings) located within a historic mining area would be redistributed throughout the upper… Read More
From the University of New Orleans: While finding the proverbial needle in a haystack might be difficult, University of New Orleans earth and environmental sciences professor Mark Kulp and his research team have enlisted technology to help them with an equally daunting task—tracking grains of sand. The sand that the team is tracking is used… Read More
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection, which has been reviewing the city’s request for a dredging permit for the last seven years, wants the city to conduct a second survey of the dredging area. Additionally, when the DEP and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers meet later this month, they may want the city to… Read More
Efforts are underway in Michigan to revitalize one of Stevensville’s treasures. The Lincoln Township Beach has been closed for almost three years after high water levels in 2019 damaged parts of it. Stevensville officials have high hopes for a major overhaul. 2020 was the year the beach closed, and what used to be bustling with… Read More
In a unanimous vote, the Coastal Resources Commission decided Thursday not to endorse a nomination from the public to expand protective environmental buffers around a sensitive Beaufort watershed. The denial came during the commission’s meeting at the Riverfront Convention Center. Staff with the Division of Coastal Management, which implements commission rules, had recommended that the… Read More