Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 11 December 2023

95,000 gallons of sewage spilled from break in main sewer line in Laguna Beach, California, prompting closure 2+ miles of beaches

·???????? https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-29/laguna-beach-sewage-spill-coastline-closed

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Caneel Bay Resort site CERCLA cleanup scheduled to begin in early 2024 at Virgin Islands National Park to remove asbestos-containing debris from 2017 Hurricanes Irma & Maria

·???????? https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2023/12/caneel-bay-asbestos-cleanup-begin-early-next-year-virgin-islands-national-park

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Photo essay:? Hann Bay in Senegal has been transformed from idyllic coast to industrial dumping ground

·???????? https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/dec/04/hann-bay-senegal-from-coastal-idyll-to-industrial-dumping-ground-in-pictures

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ISS photograph of the northeast coast of Somalia

·???????? https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/152147/coastal-somalia

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New coast guard station on Thitu Island in Philippines to monitor Chinese vessels in South China Sea

·???????? https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3243532/philippines-advanced-coastal-station-step-monitoring-chinese-vessels-south-china-sea

Preparing proposal to seek NSF grant funds to establish North Carolina Ecosystem Technology Center

·???????? https://coastalreview.org/2023/12/grant-could-spur-coastal-eco-tech-hub-similar-to-triangle/

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Seeking strategic plan to protect Lake Michigan coastal bluffs from erosion – an exercise in futility

·???????? https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2023/12/02/mke-county-county-taking-on-coastal-erosion/

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130-year history of coastal ferry route in Norway

·???????? https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2023/12/02/the-130-year-history-of-norways-coastal-ferry-route/?sh=7262df1c4dc8

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Beachcomber collecting seashells on Shoalwater Beach in Perth, Australia, bitten after unknowingly putting deadly blue-ringed octopus in his pocket – one of the most venomous creatures in the world

·???????? https://currently.att.yahoo.com/sports/teen-pockets-seashell-show-niece-163020111.html

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Tourism on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

·???????? Part 1:? https://www.outerbanksvoice.com/2023/11/20/tourism-at-a-crossroads-on-the-outer-banks/

·???????? Part 2:? https://www.outerbanksvoice.com/2023/11/21/tourism-at-a-crossroads-on-the-outer-banks-2/

·???????? Part 3:? https://www.outerbanksvoice.com/2023/11/22/part-three-tourism-at-a-crossroads-on-the-outer-banks/

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Rare bird sightings in the Coastal Bend of Texas

·???????? https://www.kristv.com/news/rare-bird-sightings-popping-up-all-in-the-coastal-bend

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Green turtles fight to survive urban sprawl in mega port city of Karachi in Pakistan

·???????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Green_turtles_fight_to_survive_against_Pakistans_urban_sprawl_999.html

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“Bowie” is Maine lobster that is half red and half blue, as well as half male and half female

·???????? https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/11/27/bicolor-lobster-Maine-Bowie/3771701119511/

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Georgia Port Authority to build $127M Blue Ridge Connector inland terminal to connect Savannah seaport by rail to Gainesville

·???????? https://www.railwayage.com/intermodal/gpa-approves-127mm-for-blue-ridge-connector/

·???????? https://accesswdun.com/article/2023/12/1217414/georgia-ports-authority-approves-use-of-127m-to-build-blue-ridge-connector

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$2.05B Mediterranean Sea submarine electric cable Great Sea Interconnector to connect Cyprus & Greece

·???????? https://apnews.com/article/cyprus-greece-israel-electricity-cable-undersea-interconnector-05e445200ed62985f7c8fa257328db32

·???????? https://bnn.network/breaking-news/energy/great-sea-interconnector-project-a-leap-towards-cleaner-energy-in-the-eastern-mediterranean/

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Florida Governor recommends $200+M for coastal resiliency & restoration

·???????? https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2023/12/05/200-million-proposed-for-coastal-resiliency-in-florida

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Thousands of tons of dead fish wash up on beach in northern Japan – video

·???????? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12842105/Thousands-tons-dead-fish-wash-ashore-Japan-three-months-nation-released-treated-Fukushima-radioactive-water-sea.html

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Selfie taking tourons are not just in Yellowstone – they capsized gondola in Venice, Italy, & lost a cell phone

·???????? https://www.yahoo.com/news/video-watch-venice-gondola-capsizes-175300003.html

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Queensland, Australia, residents cleaned up spilled polystyrene beads from beaches after government declined

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/residents-forced-to-clean-up-after-government-refuses-responsibility-for-beach-disaster-so-toxic-to-animals-and-humans/ar-AA1lb1vd