Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 2 October 2023

Repairing existing culvert & other infrastructure underneath the Coastal Trail on north side of Half Moon Bay

·???????? https://www.hmbreview.com/news/work-shores-up-coastal-trail/article_d3264a60-5999-11ee-8a0b-07ebb3d163ec.html

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Maine environmental regulators seek to further limit coastal development to protect fragile sand dunes – new maps being generated

·???????? https://www.mainepublic.org/news/2023-09-21/environmental-regulators-want-to-further-limit-coastal-development-to-protect-fragile-sand-dunes

·???????? Maps:? https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mgs/pubs/mapuse/series/descrip-dunes.htm

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Japan objecting to survey buoy installed near Senkaku Islands by China – inconsistent with international law

·???????? https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20230918-137246/

·???????? https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/09/172d2979bcf8-japan-protests-after-china-sets-up-buoy-in-eez-near-senkakus.html

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Congressional oversight committee discussed proposed 770,000 square mile Pacific Islands marine sanctuary

·???????? https://www.nationalfisherman.com/west-coast-pacific/pacific-islands-sanctuary-debated-at-house-hearing

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Russian Pacific Fleet holds military exercises off coast of Siberia near Alaska

·???????? https://news.usni.org/2023/09/22/russian-pacific-fleet-holds-exercises-off-siberia-near-alaska

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US Army COE to barge in 36M gallons of fresh water daily to New Orleans & will raise underwater levee by 25 feet

·???????? https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/23/us/freshwater-new-orleans-saltwater-mississippi-river/index.html

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Coastal homes in Florida may lose value as higher insurance premiums reflect hurricane disasters

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/florida-s-coastal-homes-may-lose-value-as-climate-fueled-storms-intensify-insurance-risk/ar-AA1heaPP

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Predicting it will take years for Sanibel Island to recover from Hurricane Ian that hit on 28 September 2022

·???????? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28092023/sanibel-recovery-from-hurricane-ian-years-in-the-making/

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Miami-Dade County once again considering county canal system as alternative mode of transportation

·???????? https://floridapolitics.com/archives/636049-miami-dade-again-floats-using-its-waters-to-curb-traffic/

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West Coast of US lacks adequate port & supply chains needed to deploy floating wind farms

·???????? https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2023/what-will-it-take-to-unlock-us-floating-offshore-wind-energy.html

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Marine and Coastal Wildlife Code – advice for visitors to the UK

·???????? https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/marine-and-coastal-wildlife-code/marine-and-coastal-wildlife-code-advice-for-visitors

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Cost of “Ike Dike” coastal barrier project in Texas escalated another 68% - US Army COE now says $57 billion

·???????? https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/28/texas-ike-dike-coastal-barrier-army-corps/

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Will co-plan grids curb offshore wind costs along the East Coast?

·???????? https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-states-urged-co-plan-grids-curb-offshore-wind-costs-2023-09-28/

·???????? Strategy:? https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/advancing-offshore-wind-energy-full-report.pdf

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$681M Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP) advances to final $157.3M phase

·???????? https://www.ajot.com/news/port-of-corpus-christi-ship-channel-improvement-project-advances-to-final-phase

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Second round of release of wastewater from Fukushima to start

·???????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Second_round_of_Fukushima_wastewater_release_to_start_next_week_999.html

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