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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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Welcome to Coastal Restoration

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From faculty.csuci.edu - November 23, 2013 1:38 AM

Welcome to my curation site for all things coastal management-related.

 

Here you will find an array of stories, media, factoids, and updates on current events spanning a range of coastal and marine issues.  While we are interested in a great many things, most of these entries center upon efforts to restore coastal ecosystems and improve the management of these incredibly dynamic parts of our planet.

 

In particular, you will find postings here that reflect a deep, continuing interest in:

 

- coastal riparian restoration

- coastal wetland restoration

- the coastal imaginary

- deep sea mining

- plastic pollution (especially microplastic)

- subtidal reef restoration

- improved Coastal Zone Managment poilcies and proceedures 

- coastal agriculture/food systems

- sustainable fisheries management

- working ports and harbors

- vibrant ocean economies

- marine ecology

- natural history

- coastal energy production

- oil spills

- water quality and ecotoxicology in the coastal zone

- historic coastal perspectives and our relationship to our world ocean

 

 

 

If you find my posts here of interest, you might also be interested in some of my other research, teaching, and updates elsewhere via my:

 

- YouTube Coastal-Related Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW7CGTK-1vA&list=PLvKr3ZQE4i36pubiq9RGBJo6GSRhEJPb9&pp=gAQBiAQB

- YouTube Disasters-Related Videos: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJDZnFl1qxk&list=PLvKr3ZQE4i350iUWqGB_2e49Mjm94L7mf&pp=gAQBiAQB

- Dr. A's lab home page: https://piratelab.org

- RestoringNOLA twiter feed (emphasizing Coastal Management in California and Louisiana): https://twitter.com/RestoringNOLA

 

 

Thanks for visiting.  Please enjoy and let us know if we can answer any questions or be of help.

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Marine life is thriving on discarded World War ships and weapons

Marine life is thriving on discarded World War ships and weapons | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.independent.co.uk - September 26, 4:27 AM
Atlantic cod, European green crab, sea anemone, and starfish found living on and around ammunitions
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ceridwen baker's comment, September 30, 9:55 PM
super fascinating how life thrives in the most inhospitable places, what looks like waste to us is a place to live for someone else.
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‘We found a way to address these challenges’: How shrimp producers are redesigning farms to support mangrove restoration and coastal resilience - Responsible Seafood Advocate

‘We found a way to address these challenges’: How shrimp producers are redesigning farms to support mangrove restoration and coastal resilience - Responsible Seafood Advocate | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.globalseafood.org - September 25, 2:33 PM
Responsible shrimp farming paired with mangrove restoration can boost yields, protect coasts and support sustainable livelihoods.
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Researchers in Ecuador and Indonesia are finding ways to encourage shrimp farms to support mangrove restoration and coastal resiliency
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Nicole Kouyoumdjian's comment, September 30, 9:22 PM
I appreciate this way of including shrimp farmers as stakeholders and not excluding them from making their livelihoods, rather empowering them to make this more sustainable.
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Overturned construction crane blocks traffic in Malibu –

Overturned construction crane blocks traffic in Malibu – | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.nbclosangeles.com - September 24, 4:47 PM
Authorities in Malibu urged people to avoid the Broad Beach area after a construction crane was overturned Wednesday morning.
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Street it fell over is next to the PCH. The construction crane did not have to do with anything from the Palisades Fire.
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Beachfront home collapses into surf along North Carolina's Outer Banks

Beachfront home collapses into surf along North Carolina's Outer Banks | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From apnews.com - September 17, 12:52 PM
The Atlantic Ocean has claimed another beach house on the fragile Outer Banks. The home that collapsed Tuesday afternoon in Buxton, North Carolina, is the 12th to succumb to the surf since May 2020.
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Unfortunate that another home is lost to coastal erosion. 
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Esteban Roman's comment, September 25, 12:55 AM
Going to be interesting to see how much and how quickly this number rises in the coming years.
Angelica Apelado's comment, September 26, 12:20 PM
Good to hear that no one was occupying the house. Having a beach house sounds like its more trouble than its worth.
Mia Marie Uribe's comment, September 26, 2:24 PM
It's funny to me that it's only 12 houses that have "fallen" into the atlantic because I remember seeing videos of houses collapsing into the sea and people were assuming it was hundreds all along the coast. Come to think of it, 12 seems like such a small number now.
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From www.ksbw.com - September 24, 12:49 AM
Sea Otter awareness week ends September 27.
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One of the fun facts says Sea Otters coats on average have up to one million hairs per square inch.
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Elise Sisk's comment, September 26, 5:29 PM
Sea otters wrap themselves in kelp while sleeping! They are such cute animals.
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Climate and environment updates: Wealthy households are more likely to flee hurricanes, flooding, study finds

Climate and environment updates: Wealthy households are more likely to flee hurricanes, flooding, study finds | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From abcnews.go.com - September 17, 2:39 PM
The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now.
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Nations’ plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction ‘will put climate goals beyond reach’ | Fossil fuels | The Guardian

Nations’ plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction ‘will put climate goals beyond reach’ | Fossil fuels | The Guardian | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.theguardian.com - September 22, 12:01 AM
New data shows governments now planning more fossil fuel production in coming decades than they were in 2023
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Nations ratify the world's first treaty to protect international waters

Nations ratify the world's first treaty to protect international waters | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.latimes.com - September 23, 6:00 AM
The first treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year after being ratified by the 60th nation, Morocco
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Gabrielle a Category Four Hurricane, Two Other Disturbances Being Watched

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https://s.w-x.co/Gabrielle9aUpdate%20OK.jpg?crop=16:9&width=320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&quality=60">Gabrielle Bringing Large Swells To US East CoastHurricane Gabrielle continues to rapidly...
Timothy Whitfield's insight:
Pretty topical just the week after we talked about the hurricane season being very mild this year. A storm rapidly intensified from a category 1 to 4 essentially overnight. Luckily it's expected to turn away from land before impact, but it's generating high surf and rip currents along the east coast at the moment.
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Aftershock of July’s 8.8 Earthquake Strikes Kamchatka. Tsunami Risk Waning

Aftershock of July’s 8.8 Earthquake Strikes Kamchatka. Tsunami Risk Waning | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.scientificamerican.com - September 18, 5:05 PM
A powerful magnitude 7.8 aftershock off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula that arose from July’s magnitude 8.8 earthquake is raising concerns about possible tsunami impacts, although risk appears to be waning
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July’s 8.8 quake left the Earth still shifting, and this 7.8 aftershock is proof the crust isn’t done moving. The tsunami risk dropped quickly thanks to local geology and fast modeling, showing how science balances caution with calm. Kamchatka’s remoteness spared major damage, but it’s a reminder that even “aftershocks” can pack serious power.
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Timothy Whitfield's comment, September 22, 5:34 PM
A 7.8 magnitude aftershock is insane! Very lucky that area is so remote, that the strongest earthquake in over a decade didn't do much harm.
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NASA Sensor on Space Station Eyes Contamination off California Coast

NASA Sensor on Space Station Eyes Contamination off California Coast | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.jpl.nasa.gov - June 12, 7:00 AM
Proof-of-concept results from the mouth of the Tijuana River in San Diego County show how an instrument called EMIT could aid wastewater detection.
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Ashley Lord's comment, September 19, 11:03 PM
This was super cool! It's good to know that we can understand environmental issues around us more through data from space.
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From www.msn.com - September 17, 7:35 PM
Why this Bay Area coastal town is 'particularly vulnerable' to rising sea levels.
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Sausalito, Marin County is a really good example of what many beaches and coastal areas facing sea level rise are going through, experiencing flooding, damage or loss of buildings & roads close to the coast, with worries over projected rise in the following decades. Sea levels are only going to continue to rise by global warming, so it is really important to take steps now to try and combat or protect coastal areas as much as able.
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Around 400 feet of coastal bluff in Rancho Palos Verdes plummets toward the ocean

Around 400 feet of coastal bluff in Rancho Palos Verdes plummets toward the ocean | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From laist.com - September 29, 4:26 PM
The landslide is not connected to the greater Portuguese Bend landslide, city officials said.
Michelle Negrete's insight:
It is an interesting coincidence that this new landslide is unrelated to the one that happened not long before, only 4 miles away. I would argue two instances of bluff erosion are related. Treating it as an isolated static incident definitely breeds an air that everything is okay, despite the issue being more prevalent on bluff tops and being an area of concern for a lot of residents as erosion grows.
(Article and insight provided by Nicole K.)
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Twelve whales have been tangled in shark nets off Queensland’s coast so far this year. Here’s why

September 29, 11:33 AM
already reached double(12)  the yearly average (6)
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Rome's Mayor Says River Tiber Could Open to Swimmers Within Five Years

Rome's Mayor Says River Tiber Could Open to Swimmers Within Five Years | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.usnews.com - September 24, 3:30 PM
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Reopening since closure in the 1920's
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Hayden Fausset's comment, September 24, 4:42 PM
It’s really unfortunate that some athletes got E.Coli from the water in the Paris Olympics. I wonder why races were allowed to take place if there were still enough contaminants in the water to get someone sick. Who decides how much contamination is a tolerable amount? I wonder if the same parameters that were followed in Paris will be the same for Rome. I hope there is less leniency, especially if the general public is allowed to bathe in the Tiber River.
Kailani Franklin's comment, September 24, 9:00 PM
I'm curious what steps they took to help make the water in River Tiber swimmable again.
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Mountain lion mother of two, killed by a vehicle on State Route 74

Mountain lion mother of two, killed by a vehicle on State Route 74 | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.latimes.com - September 21, 4:31 PM
A 3-year-old mountain lion dubbed F390 by the California Carnivores Program at UC Davis was killed by a vehicle on Highway 74. She leaves behind two cubs.
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Valerie P.'s comment, September 26, 1:20 PM
This is just so sad... the number of animals that unfortunately die as a result of wildlife-vehicle collisions is a larger issue than some people may initially believe. Roads are built to make travel quick and convenient, at the cost of wildlife and the habitats these roads cut through. It becomes a thing the animals must quickly learn to recognize as danger because the alternative is paying the price for wrong timing, and even, a resulting population decline in that area, which I hear is a huge issue for mountain lions since they have large roaming habits.
Angelica Chase's comment, September 27, 2:50 AM
This is so sad, but it reminds me why that are building the wildlife crossing.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/climate/corals-climate-change.html?searchResultPosition=3

From www.nytimes.com - September 23, 10:22 PM
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William H's comment, September 24, 11:05 PM
It is so sad to see so much coral dying. When I went to Maui for ESRM 492, we saw so much bleached coral. I am hoping we can help find solutions like heat-resistant coral because I do not think we are lowering the ocean's temperature anytime soon.
Ryan Prem's comment, September 26, 8:01 PM
It truly is unfortunate. Climate change will be the cause of such a beautiful faciliator of a great ecosystem to be gone.
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"High Seas treaty looms over deep-ocean mining plans" Financial Times

"High Seas treaty looms over deep-ocean mining plans" Financial Times | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
September 23, 2:21 PM
About 38 countries have called for more work to be done before sea mining can go ahead because of concerns for fauna and flora that have adapted to survive thousands of metres below the surface. 
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It is interesting after having Dr. Stone visit that this is something currently being discussed by the UN as of two days ago. This is a very relevant topic and a highly contested topic. I fully believe I too would be adverse to the concept of deep sea mining, but, as Dr. Stone presented, the alternative is much worse. I think that we live in an era where this might be the best option. I still have my reservations about it though. 

EDITOR'S NOTE: They keep placing a paywall when I share the link. If you look up the title and publisher, you will find the article for free.
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Solomon Adams's comment, September 24, 1:12 AM
Very informative article and applicable to our recent lecture on deep sea mining.
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Oil company fights back after Santa Barbara County files criminal charges over pipeline repairs

Oil company fights back after Santa Barbara County files criminal charges over pipeline repairs | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.kclu.org - September 19, 1:59 PM
Santa Barbara County prosecutors say the company did work on the project without notifying authorities first. Sable claims the action is politically motivated.
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This is the most recent twist to our Refugio Oil Spill drama which began with the 2015 release of oil across SoCal beaches, centering on El Capitan State Beach.
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Adam Steinmehl's comment, September 23, 10:26 PM
Interesting development for sure, good read!
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Santa Cruz County homeowners face $4.7 million in fines for blocking public access to beach walkway

Santa Cruz County homeowners face $4.7 million in fines for blocking public access to beach walkway | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.santacruzsentinel.com - September 22, 5:33 PM
A group of beachfront homeowners in Aptos are facing millions in potential fines levied by the California Coastal Commission following allegations that they have obstructed the public’s access to a walkway next to Seacliff State Beach for decades.
Esteban Roman's insight:
This type of arrogance is some that would drive for many people to stay away from coastal zones. The feeling of privilege that the local homeowners have to block public land will only cause for more trouble and hesitation for people to visit. This can go back to the lectures about certain groups of people being nervous or scared to travel towards the coast.
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Tangier Island could be underwater before the next century

Tangier Island could be underwater before the next century | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.npr.org - September 22, 6:00 AM
Tangier Island in Virginia — one of the last inhabited islands in the Chesapeake Bay — is under threat from rising sea levels and climate change.
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Trump boasts of sinking more Venezuelan boats as killer drones and fighter jets are deployed to Southern Caribbean

Trump boasts of sinking more Venezuelan boats as killer drones and fighter jets are deployed to Southern Caribbean | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.wsws.org - September 16, 10:16 PM
Washington’s claims that its military operations are aimed at interdicting drugs are belied by the scale and speed of the military buildup in the Caribbean.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15100333/moment-pod-orcas-SINKS-tourist-boat-killer-whales-slam-vessel.html

From www.dailymail.co.uk - September 17, 11:21 PM
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Environmental News Network - Santa Monica’s Waves Will Run Pink During UCLA Water Quality Test

Environmental News Network - Santa Monica’s Waves Will Run Pink During UCLA Water Quality Test | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.enn.com - September 15, 1:17 PM
A global perspective on environmental issues. Our mission is to inform, educate, enable and create a platform for global environmental action.
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John Burns's comment, September 19, 8:45 PM
Interesting, they are going to make the water pink to watch how the currents move. Hopefully it will give them results that help in creating better water quality.
Katheryn Galvez's comment, September 26, 12:29 PM
It is really nice to see the Santa Monica Beach and the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering working together to research and understand how the water quality worsens. I think the information they gather from this experiment will be very insightful into seeing how the currents move and how pollutants can move from one place to another in this case from the Santa Monica Breakwater to the rest of the ocean which worsens overall water quality.
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