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As Earth warms due to climate change, oceans are heating up, becoming more acidic, and losing oxygen. These changes threaten marine life, food webs, and global fisheries. Scientists agree that cutting greenhouse gas emissions is essential, but current efforts are not enough to keep global warming below the 1.5–2 degrees Celsius targets set by the… Read More
There’s an all-new place to explore on your trip to California. In January, a massive stretch along the Sonoma Coast was once again opened for use after being closed off to the public for more than a century. “This area has been completely inaccessible to the general public essentially for 100 years, so we’re really excited to… Read More
A side benefit of the latest channel dredging project overseen by the New Jersey Department of Transportation will result in shoreline stabilization and habitat enhancement for Boot Island; a barrier island near Atlantic City. The $1.8 million Brigantine Channel Spur dredging project, conducted by New Jersey DOT contractor Mobile Dredging & Video Pipe Inc., will restore… Read More
Low water levels in the Thompson River have forced the Kruger Kamloops Pulp Mill to carry out emergency dredging near its Mission Flats facility. As of Wednesday afternoon, multiple excavators were visible working on the riverbed south of Windbreak Street. According to Kruger spokesperson Marie-Claude Tremblay, the water level in the river is so low… Read More
The government of Quintana Roo is advancing a large-scale beach restoration plan covering 33.5km of coastline across four municipalities, as coastal erosion continues to threaten public spaces and tourism infrastructure in key destinations such as Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Morelos, and Cozumel. State officials expect the project to receive federal environmental authorization by 1Q26,… Read More
Our U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NY District is removing approximately 550,000 cubic yards of sand material from the East Rockaway Inlet in Queens, N.Y. This dredging project will not only provide safe navigation for the community, but the sand material being removed will be beneficially reused as beach renourishment along the Far Rockaway Beach… Read More
Work is underway on Oceanside’s Coastal Dune Restoration Pilot Project at spots along North Harbor Beach, North Strand, and the San Luis Rey River mouth. Crews are installing fencing and planting native Pink Sand Verbena seeds harvested from Camp Pendleton. The restored coastal dunes will provide low-cost coastal resilience against storm events and high wave surf,… Read More
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced more than $2 million in new funding to restore and monitor salt marshes along the Massachusetts’ coastline. Salt marshes protect communities from flooding, prevent damage from storms and rising seas, serve as habitat for fisheries and wildlife, and absorb carbon that would otherwise contribute… Read More
Palm Beach’s coastline continue to gain sand, thanks dredging and sand and dune-nourishment efforts, the town’s coastal engineering consultant told the Shore Protection Board during its recent meeting. During the Jan. 8 meeting, Mike Jenkins said Palm Beach’s 12.2 mile-shoreline has gained 5.75 million cubic yards of sand since the town first started measuring long-term sand volumes… Read More
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — This week marks two years since the historic storms of January 2024 battered homes, businesses and beaches all along the coast of Maine. During those storms, 75 homes in one section of Old Orchard Beach flooded, and some residents saw 4 feet of water. Don Hoenig said the water was nearly hip-deep… Read More
Recently completed, the Grand Bayou Ridge and Marsh Restoration Project is helping turn the tide on historic wetland loss in Plaquemines Parish. Using dredged sediment from the Mississippi River, 332 acres of new marsh is being created near Port Sulphur within the Lake Hermitage Basin. In the 1960s and 1970s, this area suffered significant land… Read More
PENTWATER — Legislation recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives includes $1.666 million to support dredging at Pentwater Harbor, a federally authorized navigation channel maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District. The funding is designated for the Pentwater Harbor Dredging Project, which is intended to remove sediment buildup from the harbor… Read More
Town of Duck The Town of Duck is proud to share the completion of a major shoreline stabilization project at Duck Town Park. In this video, Sandy Cross, Planning and Permits Manager for the Town of Duck, walks viewers through the journey behind this project, from its earliest concepts in 2017 to the final permitted… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), announced $40 million in FY26 Energy and Water Development funding for a new shallow-draft dredging vessel for East Coast navigation channels. The funding addresses sediment buildup that has limited vessel access in Maryland and other heavily used East Coast waterways. The FY26 appropriations bill includes language authored… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $9,412,000 firm-fixed-price contract for shoreline renourishment. Bids were solicited via the web with two received. Work will be performed in Ocean Ridge, Florida, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2026. Fiscal 2026 civil construction funds in the amount of $9,412,000 were obligated at the time… Read More