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CONCORD, Mass. – The fifth meeting of the Gould Island Restoration Advisory Board is scheduled for Nov. 12, 2020 in Jamestown, Rhode Island. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. as a virtual meeting using the Zoom app and hosted by Jamestown officials. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New… Read More
By Forum Staff Mayor Bill de Blasio and, Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday to announce the start of construction on the Rockaways-Atlantic Shorefront Project, the $336 million initiative to strengthen the shoreline along six miles of the Rockaway Peninsula. The corps-led project consists of a reinforced dune system… Read More
The nonprofit organization ReClam the Bay is not just about growing and returning oysters and clams to the Barnegat, Manahawkin and Tuckerton bays, said ReClam volunteer Marty Volz. “The most important thing we do is to educate the public about the bay,” he told Tuckerton Mayor Sue Marshall and the borough council during the Nov…. Read More
Summer’s over, the crowds are off the Jersey Shore beaches, and the routine replenishment of sand goes on throughout the state. Hurricane season is posing occasional widespread threats and nor’easters loom as the particular danger to beach maintenance. Projects by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers primarily protect against these risks, while keeping the wide,… Read More
MOREHEAD CITY, NC (WWAY) – Three Cape Fear area towns are getting money from the state to improve beach access and parks. The state Division of Coastal Management has awarded more than $1 million to eleven local governments and the N.C. Coastal Reserve to improve public access to coastal beaches and waters for the 2020-21… Read More
MOREHEAD CITY — A Carteret County-based environmental nonprofit and a state agency have received nearly $2 million for marine debris and derelict vessel removal. According to an announcement Oct. 22 from the N.C. Coastal Federation, a nonprofit dedicated to conserving and restoring the state’s coastal environment, the N.C. Division of Coastal Management, in partnership with… Read More
DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold an online public hearing 1-4 p.m., December 7, 2020, to gather public comments on a permit request for a proposed Enbridge Line 5 pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. The online hearing and written comment period provide a second opportunity for the public to… Read More
The waters around Cotuit Bay are running clearer now that the third phase of dredging the west end of Dead Neck on Sampsons Island was completed a week ahead of schedule last Saturday. “We’ve got a lot of water here, especially at low tide; this is crazy good!” said Ken Cirillo, chief administrator of the… Read More
Falmouth resident Lisa Cavanaugh went before the waterways committee on Wednesday, November 4, to ask that it take action to stop ongoing encroachment of Washburn Island into the entrance of Eel Pond, Menauhant. “Washburn is continuing to push westbound, toward the Menauhant shoreline,” Ms. Cavanaugh said. “The channel is getting more dangerous with the currents… Read More
FILE – In this Sept. 9, 2019, file photo, a Moran tugboat nears the stern of the capsizing vessel Golden Ray near St. Simons Sound off the coast of Georgia. The salvage team is seeking a federal permit to surround the shipwreck with a giant mesh barrier to contain any debris when they cut the… Read More
Measure was criticized as a “blank check” Key Biscayne residents voted to pass a referendum that would allow the village to issue $100 million in general obligation bonds to deal with the effects of climate change. More than 56 percent of the roughly 6,100 voters in Key Biscayne approved the referendum in Tuesday’s general election…. Read More
The government of Canada has made one of its largest-ever investments in tidal energy by awarding multimillion-dollar funding to Sustainable Marine for the development of a floating tidal energy array in Nova Scotia. The C$28.5 million (€18.4 million) will enable the UK-based Sustainable Marine Energy to deliver Canada’s first floating tidal energy array. Sustainable Marine… Read More
MALIBU— The California Costal Commission has just revealed its strategic five-year plan. The proposal suggested 199 actions items are to be intended to be undertaken by the Commission between 2021- 2025. The Commission is focused on a series of goals pertaining to “internal agency capacity and effectiveness; public access; coastal resources; climate change and sea… Read More
Dismantling and removal of the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound, Ga., continues to prove a challenging task. Responders are using 400 feet of chain to saw through the hull of the wreck of the Golden Ray. Each link of the chain is 1.5 feet in length and weighs… Read More
These are exciting times for the U.S. dredging industry, as companies respond to growing demand. The Harbor Maintenance Tax is almost fully utilized for channel maintenance; larger vessels using the new Panama Canal are driving the need for capital projects, like the ongoing Mississippi River deepening; and moving sediments from places of great supply to… Read More