Beach Erosion in the Town of Jupiter Island: Causes and Remedial Measures
St. Lucie Inlet, located on the lower east coast of Florida, was cut across a barrier island in 1892 and jetties were constructed on the north and south sides of the inlet in 1926 and...
Managing Information for Regional Coastal Management in the Gulf of Maine
In December, 1989, the Governors of the three American states and the Premiers of the two Canadian provinces facing the Gulf of Maine signed an historic agreement that will pave the way...
USFWS Selected Geographic Analyses
The geographic information system (GIS) used by the National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been valuable in assisting natural resource managers...
The Application of a Geographical Information System to Resource Management?The UK Offshore Sand and Gravel Case
In the United Kingdom coastal and offshore environments, the extraction of sand and gravel from the seabed requires a high level of professional management, because of the varied and often...
Views of Environmental Issues Among Port Managers
Prior to the environmental movement, port operations were regulated, but clearly not as much as they are today. This study examines the impact of environmental regulation from the perspective...
Defining and Analyzing the Maritime Support Service Industries
Maritime support service firms are critical to the operation of a port but have been little studied. A formal definition has never been developed. A working definition could include firms...
Restoration Alternatives for the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, Huntington Beach, CA
The Bolsa Chica lowlands comprise over 1300 acres on the Orange County coast in southern California. The wetlands are used for a variety of purposes, including an ecological reserve, a...
Geomorphic Analysis for Enhancement and Restoration of the Tijuana Estuary, California
Geomorphic analysis and results of field investigations in the Tijuana Estuary, California, are used in developing the rationale for an enhancement and restoration design that increases...
Beach and Cliff Erosion Processes at Solana Beach, California, 1984-1990
Observations of back beach elevation changes, profiles and cliff erosion over a 7-year period from 1984-1990 provide a detailed local view of these processes and rates at a typical Southern...
Opportunities in Applied Oceanography in the California Current
Recent developments within the US oceanographic research community and around the world have made it possible to provide ocean and atmosphere information and products in near real time...
The Los Penasquitos Lagoon Foundation?A Study of Citizen Involvement in Coastal Wetland Management
The Los Penasquitos Lagoon Foundation was organized in 1984 with the assistance of the California Coastal Conservancy to help resolve conflicts among land owners, citizens, state resource...
Mitigation for Offshore Development/Fishing Conflicts
Three case studies, WestGold gold dredging offshore Nome, Alaska, Endicott Causeway off Alaska's North Slope, and Platform Irene offshore California, show that project related...
Grunion Spawning Versus Beach Nourishment: Nursery or Burial Ground?
At Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, California, a major sand renourishment project was scheduled to commence during the annual grunion spawning season, which occurs from February through August....
Crab and Salmon Habitat Enhancement in Grays Harbor Estuary, Washington
A description of mitigation for crab losses and reduced salmonid habitat, expected to occur during construction of the Grays Harbor, Washington, Navigation Improvement Project, is presented....
A Study of the Impact of the Dumping of Spoil on Beach Processes
The amenity value of beaches along the North East coast of England is reduced because of the continuing practice of dumping colliery spoil directly onto the beaches for dispersal by the...
Vulnerability of the U.S. to Future Sea Level Rise
The differential vulnerability of the conterminous United States to future sea level rise from greenhouse climate warming is assessed, using a coastal hazards data base. This data base...
Comparison of Estuarine Beaches in Germany and USA
Estuarine beaches are those beaches located in sheltered estuaries where wave energies are low and beach dimensions are small in comparison to the more familiar ocean beaches. Estuarine...
Using a Constraints Analysis to Develop Project Alternatives
Santa Barbara County is in the process of preparing an EIR on a large piece of coastal property known as the Ellwood Beach - Santa Barbara Shores Specific Plan area. The Santa Barbara...
Multiple Use Ocean Management in the U.S.: Toward a New Conceptual Framework
Problems with the sectorally based, largely single-purpose approach to the management of ocean resources and ocean space in the United States have been amply documented in recent years....
Regional Ocean Resources Management
The fluid nature of the ocean environment and the mobility of living ocean resources place obvious limits on the ability of state and federal resource managers to effectively manage based...
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