Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 1 Mayl 2023

Rising costs & supply chain bottlenecks limiting launch of turbines for offshore floating wind projects

·        https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/floating-wind-power-gains-traction-can-it-set-sail-2023-04-24/00-system

A “Roomba for coastal waterways” is an autonomous robot for salt or freshwater cleanup

·        https://www.wvxu.org/podcast/focus-on-technology/2023-04-24/cincinnati-company-clean-earth-rovers-roomba-coastal-waterways

Limited docking options for private vessels in Dry Tortugas National Park

·        https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2023/04/limited-docking-options-private-vessels-heading-dry-tortugas-national-park

Zoning Commission recommends new zoning category for Ascension Parish – 5-acre lots

·        https://pelicanpostonline.com/5-acre-lots-proposed-for-coastal-zone-designated-areas-in-ascension/

?Monitoring of trace metals and impacts on benthic community near Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant in south San Francisco Bay

·        https://www.usgs.gov/publications/near-field-receiving-water-monitoring-trace-metals-and-a-benthic-community-near-15

·        USGS OFR 2023-1017: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2023/1017/ofr20231017.pdf

St Charles Parish sues FEMA over new system (Risk Rating 2.0) for flood insurance premiums – rates increased as they should since cost of FEMA flood insurance was undervalued

·        https://www.nola.com/news/environment/flood-insurance-hikes-louisiana-parish-sues-fema/article_5089a566-e3a1-11ed-a035-0b610f7617b2.html

·        https://www.nola.com/news/environment/data-details-flood-insurance-hikes-across-south-louisiana/article_f18a9e48-dfb9-11ed-a40c-4b78579baecb.html

Bodies of people previously reported missing found dumped on beach near Cancun, Mexico

·        https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/cm/mexico-authorities-8-bodies-cancun-041301105.html

East Coast of US is subsiding – but media has to tout it as “sea-level rise” but coastal morphology (barrier islands, estuaries, etc.) indicates a long history of subsidence

·        https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/as-sea-levels-rise-the-east-coast-is-also-sinking/

·        Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-37853-7

Proposed legislation in Florida would eviscerate protections for historic building and districts in coastal areas

·        https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/04/27/protection-historic-coastal-properties-could-be-gutted-under-florida-bill/

Protecting piping plovers as key indicators of coastal health in New York

·        https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/share-the-shoreline-push-to-protect-piping-plovers-key-indicator-of-coastal-health/

Washington F&W calls coastal commercial troll Chinook fishery “sustainable”

·        https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/washington-coastal-commercial-troll-chinook-fishery/281-bcf0873d-2334-4abe-b276-71835b75c746

10 “best” annual coastal festivals and events

·        https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/best-annual-coastal-festivals-events-around-the-world

Full-color ecosystem portraits from Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Program – poster campaign

·        https://www.infodocket.com/2023/04/27/educational-resources-full-color-ecosystem-portraits-from-the-indiana-lake-michigan-coastal-program/

·        Posters: https://www.in.gov/dnr/lake-michigan-coastal-program/ecosystems-of-the-indiana-coastal-region-poster-series/

Gumbo Limbo Coastal Stewards to fully oversee sea turtle rehab program in West Palm Beach, Florida (video)

·        https://news.yahoo.com/gumbo-limbo-coastal-stewards-fully-144908066.html

US Army COE conducting airborne coastal mapping surveys of the Hawaii Islands – visible green laser beams

·        https://www.dredgingtoday.com/2023/04/27/army-corps-coastal-surveys-create-visible-green-laser-beams/

Clean Cape Fear filed complaint with UN Human Rights Commission to stop upstream manufacturing company from expanding operations that would result in increased PFAS contamination of NC drinking water

·        https://coastalreview.org/2023/04/clean-cape-fear-files-pfas-related-complaint-with-un/

Japan setting historic example for saving forests to protect coastal ecosystems

·        https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/saving-forests-to-protect-coastal-ecosystems-japan-sets-historic-example/

Legislation would replace Coastal Resources Management Council with more accountable and transparent department under executive branch in Rhode Island

·        https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/lawmakers-want-to-ax-coastal-council/

Revolution Wind farm in Rhode Island – fewer 80-story high wind turbines but more conflict

·        https://pbn.com/fewer-turbines-but-more-conflict-for-revolution-wind-farm/

US BLM invites public to “Celebrate the Coast”

·        https://www.blm.gov/press-release/celebrate-coast-be-held-may-6-point-arena

FBI issues warning to American citizens to avoid travel to Haiti amid surge in violence

·        https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-issues-dire-warning-americans-142507070.html

Mother & daughter attacked, beaten & robbed on beach at Tybee Island near Savannah, Georgia (video)

·        https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/cm/mother-daughter-attacked-tybee-island-113025313.html

Another problem at new $1B Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas – crane caught fire – two injured

·        https://www.constructiondive.com/news/texas-harbor-bridge-crane-catches-fire-injures-2/648702/