Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 1 July 2024

North Carolina coast starts summer with 150+ rip current rescues, alligator scare & shark bite report

·?????? https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/summer-starts-at-nc-beaches-with-150-water-rescues-a-shark-bite-report-and-a-scary-alligator/

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BOEM gives final approval for Construction & Operation Plan for 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore project

·?????? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/924-megawatt-sunrise-wind-project-receives-final-approval-from-u-s-department-of-the-interior/

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Harpswell harbor master looking toward steps to dispose of whale carcass floating offshore

·?????? https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/life/animals/wildlife/dead-whale-carcass-harpswell-bailey-island-orrs-island-wills-gut-floating-offshore-harpswell-maine-disposal-wildlife/97-153babcf-c304-4172-9d14-7041f8522344

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Multi-well drilling program in Block 50 off coast of Oman competed

·?????? https://www.offshore-energy.biz/jack-up-rig-sets-the-seal-on-drilling-campaign-offshore-oman/

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Presence of glauconite may preclude one-third of Massachusetts offshore wind site from construction

·?????? https://franklinobserver.town.news/g/franklin-town-ma/n/265042/report-says-13-key-offshore-wind-site-may-be-unbuildable

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Merger of interests in Nigerian deepwater oil site to produce light to medium sweet crude

·?????? https://www.offshore-mag.com/business-briefs/company-news/article/55091027/africa-oil-btg-agree-to-nigerian-deepwater-merger

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Conflict between enforcing laws to protect marine life and the Eastern Shore Jubilee in Alabama

·?????? https://1819news.com/news/item/coastal-alabama-lawmakers-want-fishing-laws-to-change-during-jubilees-after-man-arrested-by-game-warden

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Questioning logic of groin bill on Bald Head Island – costs & impacts on marine life

·?????? https://coastalreview.org/2024/06/bald-head-island-conservancy-questions-groin-bill-logic/

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Dolphins in SE US have elevated mercury levels – highest concentrations found in Florida between St Joseph & Choctawatchee Bay – dolphins are “sentinel species”

·?????? https://www.earth.com/news/elevated-mercury-levels-discovered-in-dolphins/

·?????? News release:? https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/06/research-finds-dolphins-elevated-mercury-levels-florida-and-georgia

·?????? Paper:? https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/5/327

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Comprehensive & precise mapping of coastal dunes for conservation – “coastal squeeze” phenomenon

·?????? https://phys.org/news/2024-06-dunes-decoded-comprehensive-precise-coastal.html

·?????? Paper:? https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01431161.2024.2354135

Lifeguard “pirate” death caused by shark attack off Iaekahana Beach on Oahu, Hawaii

·?????? https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/pirates-caribbean-actor-dies-shark-102833957.html

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University of Maine designed floating wind turbine failed to advance in US DOE “FLOWIN Prize” competition – UMaine received $7.1M federal grant via 2009 Recovery Act & $10M grant to study offshore wind structures – wasted money

·?????? https://www.themainewire.com/2024/06/umaines-floating-wind-turbine-scheme-fails-to-advance-in-biden-admin-offshore-wind-contest/

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Reintroduction of Eastern indigo snakes in Conecuh National Forest in Alabama may result in improvement of coastal species range

·?????? https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/eastern-indigo-snakes-alabama-reintroduction-forest/

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Connections between tourism industry & coastal ports in Oregon

·?????? https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/news/oregons-coastal-ports-pillars-of-our-tourism-ecosystem/article_e43d2e36-26c0-5e9a-96bd-647e617bc11f.html

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New multi-billion-dollar coastal Calabar-Lagos highway in Nigeria is modeled after PCH in California – only one of the problems – mired in controversy

·?????? https://www.fastcompany.com/91142139/nigeria-coastal-highway-modeled-after-californias-pch-thats-only-one-of-its-problems

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Estimated surface-water flows using gradient-related discharge in Everglades network

·?????? https://www.usgs.gov/publications/representation-surface-water-flows-using-gradient-related-discharge-everglades-network

·?????? USGS SIR 2024-504:? https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2024/5041/sir20245041.pdf

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Chesapeake Bay Program failing in progress toward 2025 cleanup goals under 2014 Watershed Agreement

·?????? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26062024/chesapeake-bay-program-flunked-2025-cleanup-goals/

·?????? Paper:? https://www.eli.org/sites/default/files/files-pdf/54.10470.pdf

·?????? 2014 Agreement:? https://www.chesapeakebay.net/what/what-guides-us/watershed-agreement

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Icon of the Seas – Newly-delivered, largest cruise ship sustained fire & lost power in port at Costa Maya, Mexico

·?????? https://maritime-executive.com/article/small-fire-breaks-out-aboard-world-s-largest-cruise-ship

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Sewage treatment plants release wastewater into swamps in Louisiana that drains into Lake Pontchartrain & the Gulf – rely on “wetlands assimilation” to treat wastewater

·?????? https://www.nola.com/news/environment/dozen-louisiana-sewage-plants-discharge-to-swamps-does-it-help-or-hurt/article_eb1b4248-29b3-11ef-b44d-e74746210bcd.html

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Panama Canal Authority (ACP) warns waterway will continue to face water shortage

·?????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Panama_Canal_agency_warns_water_shortage_is_not_over_999.html

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UNESCO issues urgent call for Australia to protect Great Barrier Reef

·?????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Urgent_for_Australia_to_protect_Great_Barrier_Reef_UNESCO_999.html

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But, after trillion tons of CO2, Great Barrier Reef hits record coral cover for 3rd year in a row – “60% of man-made CO2 emissions have occurred since 198 but today corals are healthier than ever”

·?????? https://joannenova.com.au/2024/06/after-a-trillion-tons-of-co2-the-great-barrier-reef-hits-record-coral-cover-third-year-in-a-row/

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$16.7M in funding available for technologies & partnerships focused on coastal resilience

·?????? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/27/16-7-million-for-marine-technology-innovation-through-the-inflation-reduction-act/

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Lots of gray whales are swimming into San Francisco Bay – at least 71 different whales confirmed

·?????? https://www.times-standard.com/2024/06/25/wildlife-mystery-why-are-gray-whales-are-swimming-into-san-francisco-bay-in-increasing-numbers/

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Falkland Islands began public consultation of environmental impact of Sea Lion Field Northern Development Area based on floating production storage & offloading vessels

·?????? https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/falkland-islands-begins-environmental-consultation-on-sea-lion-field/

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Engineers crafting $34B plan to protect Galveston coastline & Houston from the next big hurricane – right, structural controls will work this time

·?????? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/galveston-texas-plan-stop-next-big-storm-hurricane-ike-180984487/