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For two to three weeks each year, the Army Corps of Engineers pulls tons of sludge from the Black River. Normally, that material — sediment and debris washed into the waterway — would be poured into a collection facility in the harbor. But by next year, it will find its way farther downriver in a… Read More
They’re calling it the “coastal cliff” — and Louisiana could almost literally fall off the edge. It refers to that day in 2032 when Louisiana’s available funds for building hurricane protection and coastal restoration projects drops from the present average of more than $1 billion a year to just $200 million or less. That’s because financing related to… Read More
The federal Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IWG-OCM) has released the fourth annual report on progress made in mapping U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters. Knowledge of the depth, shape, and composition of the seafloor has far-reaching benefits, including safer navigation, hazard mitigation for coastal resilience, preservation of marine habitats and… Read More
Michael Lodge, a British lawyer and the head of the UN-affiliated body responsible for governing mining in the high seas, has been criticised by diplomats who claim he has been pushing them to accelerate the start of deep-sea mining. A German diplomat said Lodge – the secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) – has… Read More
On the Eastern Carolina coastline, a project creating defenses against erosion is happening Thursday. The Swansboro Living Shorelines Project and the North Carolina Coastal Federation are encouraging them to help improve resiliency for the state’s highway infrastructure. The shorelines are placed in shallow water and are made of a number of materials like oyster shells…. Read More
Local, state and federal officials called it a crucial effort to restore the Everglades, and it is now under way. The final part of the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands project began construction March 21 when Miami-Dade officials and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) broke ground on a pump station approved last September… Read More
IN THE SUMMER OF 1926, HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE MIDWEST SWELLED THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO RECORD LEVELS, precipitating a catastrophe that would unfold in slow motion: The following spring, some levees along the river – they stretched 1,100 miles, from Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico – started to fail, which ultimately culminated in the largest… Read More
Maine has thousands of miles of coastline and many small communities that rely heavily on fishing and tourism. “Maine is a state that is deeply rooted in coastal culture. And it’s part of our traditions, part of our heritage, a huge part of our economy,” says Gayle Bowness of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. But… Read More
The start date for a long-planned beach replenishment project in northern Ocean County has been pushed back to summer or fall, and local leaders have expressed concern that the work could begin in the heart of the tourist season. Bids for the project — which has an estimated $60 million cost — were opened late last week,… Read More
A raft of barges carrying a crane and other dredging equipment arrives off Plum Island on Tuesday afternoon. Norfolk Dredging Company’s dredge Delaware is expected to arrive Thursday and may begin dredging as soon as Sunday. Source
The only U.S. beach that ranked #1 recently on the world’s best list will apparently not be restored. At least so went Friday’s decision by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Board. The plan had been to bring enough sand from off-shore onto Kaanapali Beach to hopefully provide at least 15 more years… Read More
Brick Township is expected to acquire a 3.2 acre property – about a third of which is underwater – as a donation from its owner. The township council has unanimously to accept the donation of marshland off the Cedar Bridge Manor neighborhood. The marshland is located on a plot that fans out behind Eastern Lane,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers delayed beach replenishment until April 8, due to extension of a project currently underway in New Jersey. Originally, the projected was slated to begin in late March and go from Rehoboth Beach to Fenwick Island. As the lowest-lying state in the country, Delaware coasts and the state as a… Read More
In Brunswick County, one local beach town is considering a new way of trying to tackle beach erosion. Over the years, the town of Ocean Isle has been working to build the beaches and dunes back up after erosion due to storms. Many solutions the town has tried haven’t worked, so they have decided to… Read More
On Haven Beach on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula, trees are dying as the surrounding marshlands slowly convert into ponds. As the sea continues to rise, salt from the Chesapeake Bay is more easily sprayed through the wind onto surrounding flora, destroying it. The marshes are also becoming more susceptible to invasive plant life that thrives on… Read More