Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 13 November 2023

Limited editions of whiskey finished in casks from coastal regions of the world

·???????? https://www.whisky.com/whisky/news/newsdetail/article/old-pulteney-port-zweite-edition-der-coastal-series.html

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Loss of Everett Marine LNG Terminal in Massachusetts threatens energy reliability in New England

·???????? https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/regulators-say-loss-everett-lng-terminal-threatens-new-england-energy-2023-11-06/

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Clarifications on Delaware Coastal Zone Acta Program

·???????? https://dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-zone-act/

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Beachside trail connecting coastal California communities may finally be built

·???????? https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/coastal-california-trail-morro-bay-cayucos-18472920.php

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Observations of traditional horseback fishermen in Belgium – is it climate change or over-fishing?

·???????? https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/belgiums-traditional-horseback-fishers-see-climate-change-their-nets-2023-11-07/

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“cooler-than-average summer” with good oxygen levels in Chesapeake Bay was good for species – what happened to? “global warming”

·???????? https://www.pilotonline.com/2023/11/05/chesapeake-bay-has-favorable-summer-noaa-report-says/

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Battle over e-bikes flaring up in surf communities of Southern California

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tensions-flare-as-southern-california-surf-communities-fight-over-e-bikes/ar-AA1jy4VB

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Companies bailing out of offshore wind projects around the world – a bizarre business

·???????? https://newrepublic.com/article/176690/offshore-winds-bizarre-global-problem

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Second oil discovery on Block 52 offshore Suriname

·???????? https://www.offshore-mag.com/drilling-completion/article/14301117/petronas-makes-second-oil-discovery-on-block-52-offshore-suriname

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Developer insists on Beachwood Coastal Development in Durban despite objections

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/stand-off-over-beachwood-development/ar-AA1jrUjM

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Spirit of Discovery cruise ship captain did not heed pleas of passengers to head to port before severe storm – 30-foot waves battered the ship – nearly 100 injured

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/cruise-passengers-were-watching-the-weather-forecast-and-begging-their-captain-to-head-to-port-before-the-ship-got-caught-in-a-severe-storm/ar-AA1jBQxM

On-going legal battle between O&G and Louisiana parish $7B coastal erosion lawsuit

·???????? https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-denies-big-oil-bid-halt-7-billion-coastal-erosion-trial-2023-11-07/

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International conference on reconstruction of coastal cities in Libya destroyed by September flood

·???????? https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/world/article/libya-s-eastern-government-holds-conference-on-18461956.php

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Coasts of Singapore are historically more resilient than previously thought

·???????? https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006750

·???????? Paper:? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025322723001585

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Conservation guarantee being demanded by Topsail Beach officials

·???????? https://coastalreview.org/2023/11/topsail-beach-officials-demand-conservation-guarantee/

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The aftermath of Hurricane Otis on Acapulco, Mexico

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/acapulco-was-built-to-withstand-earthquakes-but-not-hurricane-otis-destructive-winds-how-building-codes-failed-this-resort-city/ar-AA1jx5Wv??

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Success story for two endangered plants in Channel Islands National Park

·???????? https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2023/11/channel-islands-national-park-notches-another-endangered-species-success-story

Orcas play with rudder of yacht sailing in Strait of Gibraltar – ship sank while being towed to port – do not ascribe human motives & misconstrue actual intent of orcas – behavior may be “fad” among orcas

·???????? https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/11/06/orcas-attack-yacht-gibraltar/

·???????? https://interestingengineering.com/culture/orca-attack-sinks-polish-yacht-moroccan

·???????? https://www.iflscience.com/orcas-sank-a-yacht-after-a-45-minute-attack-71446

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Proposed $553M new deep-water shipping container terminal in Sri Lanka Port of Colombo – “investing” during bailout of $2.9B bankruptcy of Sri Lanka with recovery not yet assured

·???????? https://apnews.com/article/us-sri-lanka-port-china-bri-debt-d39cdd2446e8c5ab95f4181960f7958a

·???????? https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-economic-crisis-imf-6b45a7c87384f56a9ffcc26df693ce8e

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SWIP response to Houston-Galveston Subsidence District mandated increased use of surface water and decreased groundwater use – attempting to “prevent” future subsidence and flooding

·???????? https://undergroundinfrastructure.com/magazine/2023/october-2023-vol-78-no10/features/groundbreaking-advances-made-with-epbm-tunnel-constructed-below-sea-level

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Visualizing the predicted shrinkage of the top 20 tourist beaches

·???????? https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/the-tourist-beaches-predicted-to-shrink-the-most/

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Maverick surfer caught a record-breaking 43.6-foot-tall wave on Outer Reef, Oahu – Guiness World Record

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/watch-australian-surfer-rides-record-breaking-43-6-foot-wave/ar-AA1jETxf