Existing and emerging innovative technologies for coastal construction: Silent Inspector monitoring of dredging equipment
"The different types of dredging equipment are reviewed: hopper dredge, clamshell dredge, cutterhead dredge, and the excavator/backhoe. Developed by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Silent Inspector (SI) is an automated dredge monitoring system consisting...
"The science behind the creation of artificial reefs is presented. Case studies and monitoring examples are provided that show how offshore reefs naturally protect the coastline. Offshore submerged reefs function as dissipaters (they reduce wave energy at...
Florida's coral reefs: Their importance and the threats to them
"Provides an overview of the status of ocean health, legislative efforts to monitor and protect southeast Florida's natural resources, and identifies the many challenges that face the whole ecosystem, from the everglades to the oceanic seascape."
Provides an overview and objectives of the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiatvie (SEFCRI) and of the Maritime Industry and Coastal Construction Impacts (MICCI) Focus Team."
Sand bypassing at stabilitzed inlet: Sustaining restored beaches in Broward County
"Sand bypassing is used when inlet navigation features block the alongshore drift of sand. Stabilized inlets cause the interruption of alongshore drift leading to 85% of the beach erosion in Florida. The goal of bypassing is to capture sand on the updrift...
Assessing the environmental impacts of beach nourishment: Universal lessons about the need for rigorous design and effective process to assess projects of all kinds
"This presentation discusses the increasing rates of shoreline retreat and increasing shoreline development, and that dredge-and-fill programs are increasingly employed to protect against shoreline erosion. Such beach nourishment can degrade other beach h...
Means of avoidance and minimization of coral reef impacts during offshore coastal construction projects
"Construction projects described include offshore fiber optic cable (FOC) installations and offshore LNG (liquefied natural gas) pipelines. Five corporations that currently have permits are named as well as many, many un-permitted and military installatio...
Geological importance of sand compatibility for sustaining beaches: Economically wasteful and environmentally damaging beach "renourishment"
"Why does it matter to use the right sand?? Off Floridas beaches are valuable coral, hard-bottom and fish habitats that are severely degraded or destroyed by sediment smothering, siltation, persistent turbidity, and reduced light penetration. The problem ...
"The Department of Environmental Protection, (formally the Department of Natural Resources) is directed to sponsor (or co-sponsor) and review new or innovative technologies for beach nourishment and, on a limited basis, authorize, through the permitting p...