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Coastal management and restoration of our planet's coastlines with a particular focus on California, Louisiana and the Pacific.  Emphasizing wetland restoration, aspects of agriculture in the coastal plain, fisheries, dealing with coastal hazards, and effective governance.
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Fishermen decry damage to habitat by oil pipelines

Karachi Communities residing in the coastal areas of Bin Qasim Town on Friday criticised the provincial government for allowing private oil and gas firms to set up jettie ...
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How Much #Oil Is Still In the #Gulf? Estimates 1/3rd of this may have ended-up on #Seafloor

How Much #Oil Is Still In the #Gulf? Estimates 1/3rd of this may have ended-up on #Seafloor | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
As the second phase of the civil trial over the Gulf oil disaster continues, we are hearing much discussion over exactly how many barrels of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico.

Via Marian Locksley
PIRatE Lab's insight:

This increasing concern over the accounting/fate of the oil and dispersant is welcome, albeit a bit late in my opinion.  My group and others have tried to emphasize the true impact of the blowout would be on ecosystem-level properties in the mid and deep waters.

 

See:

 

http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/bio.2012.62.12.17

 

and

 

http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/tale-two-spills-novel-science-and-policy-implications-emerging-new-oil-spill-model

 

Here is hoping that we can foster a moer holistic review of the hydrocarbon fate and effects from the 2010 disaster.

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