Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 8 July 2024

?“Amerigo Vespucci” – stunning Italian tall ship with 26 traditional canvas sails in Port of Los Angeles

·?????? https://www.dailynews.com/2024/06/28/most-beautiful-italian-tall-ship-open-for-tours-next-week-in-port-of-la/

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Pier Road rehabilitation connects Cape Porpoise in Kennebunkport, Maine, to Bickford Island

·?????? https://www.wgme.com/news/local/kennebunkport-town-leaders-say-climate-change-threatens-important-causeway-governor-janet-mills-maine-global-warming

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Sharks in East Coast waters – Tybee Island, Georgia – attacks in Florida - Massachusetts

·?????? Tybee Island:? https://www.wjcl.com/article/tybee-island-georgia-shark-sighting/61428082

·?????? https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-recovering-shark-bite-florida-coast-states-attack-111563451

·?????? https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/accident/2024/06/28/shark-attacks-man-in-floridas-nassau-county/74249232007/??

·?????? https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/06/25/shark-species-massachusetts-cape-cod

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CCC approval given for multi-million-dollar 1.25-mile coastal trail connecting Morrow Bay & Cayucos

·?????? https://www.ksby.com/morro-bay/a-multi-million-dollar-coastal-trail-connecting-morro-bay-and-cayucos-has-been-approved-for-construction \

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North Carolina DEQ warning issued to Oak Island beachgoers to avoid pumped floodwaters in North Carolina

·?????? https://coastalreview.org/2024/07/oak-island-beachgoers-urged-to-avoid-pumped-floodwaters/

Latest episode in the on-going saga of the train tracks and the bluffs at Del Mar, California – alternate routes – California has already designated $300M for project planning & deign

·?????? https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/plans-to-move-train-tracks-off-the-coastal-bluffs-in-del-mar-may-hit-legal-snag/3554800/

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Recognizing that coastal environment of Cape Cod is dynamic – using new technology to monitor

·?????? https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/very-dynamic-coastal-environment-new-technology-used-track-cape-cod-beach-erosion/XPSWKYWEW5GRFOJMXZHP5KPB5Q/

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Perspective:? Optimistically suggesting that reforming landmark California Coastal Act could restore balance between housing & environment

·?????? https://www.marinij.com/2024/06/30/reforming-californias-landmark-coastal-law-can-restore-balance-between-housing-and-environment/

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Corpus Christi issues notice of potential impacts of Saharan Dust

·?????? https://news.cctexas.com/news/saharan-dust-expected-in-coastal-bend-this-weekend

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Flying lots and lots of flags on the Jersey Shore

·?????? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/style/jersey-shore-flags.html

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Two rare sea otters spotted near Cannon Beach in Oregon

·?????? https://www.kptv.com/2024/06/29/conservation-volunteers-spot-rare-sea-otters-near-cannon-beach/

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Greece prosecutes Kazahk charter yacht passengers for “moral complicity in arson” for wildfire on Hydra Island

·?????? https://maritime-executive.com/article/greek-prosecutors-charge-kazakh-oligarchs-in-megayacht-fire-scandal

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Studying sting ray behavior in California coastal waters

·?????? https://undark.org/2024/07/02/step-forward-stingray-science/

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Rip currents can be deadly in US coastal waters

·?????? https://nypost.com/2024/06/26/us-news/fifth-tourist-in-4-days-dies-in-waters-off-panama-city-beach/

·?????? https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/missouri-woman-dies-vacation-panama-city-beach/63-cfa5aee7-9842-4aff-afda-aa4d314cf99c

·?????? https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2024/jun/26/lifeguard-saves-seven-rip-current/

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Sand boil develops on Main Beach on Gold Coast of Australia

·?????? https://nypost.com/2024/06/28/world-news/mysterious-hole-opens-up-on-australian-beach/

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New historical marker commemorating early colonization of North Carolia coastal region

·?????? https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/virginia-beach/virginia-historic-highway-marker-unveiled-on-shore-dr

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Potential impact of tsunamis on structures

·?????? https://www.structuremag.org/?p=27521

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Growth of “green hydrogen” in Magallanes of Tierra del Fuego, Chile, poses high risk to bird sanctuaries & ecosystems – in general wind farms lack planning on gigantic scale

·?????? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03072024/south-america-hydrogen-plan-threatens-bird-sanctuary/

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Damages to fishing fleet in Barbados from Hurricane Beryl

·?????? https://www.africanews.com/2024/07/04/more-than-26-boats-sink-due-to-hurricane-beryl-in-barbados/

·?????? https://time.com/6994896/hurricane-beryl-impact-damage-photos/

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