Following yesterday’s approval of the Coastal Resilience Master Plan, the City of San Diego is moving forward with concept projects at four locations to address the growing risk of coastal flooding and erosion. The San Diego City Council voted to adopt the plan, which was developed to help the City
Boskalis hopper dredgers Causeway and Freeway have been working hard for several months on beach and foreshore replenishment of Ameland, The Netherlands. On the western side of this Wadden island, the beach has been reinforced with approximately 2.5 million cubic meters of sand, while on the eastern
The City of Bunbury, in partnership with Department of Transport, is carrying out upgrades to critical coastal protection infrastructure at Koombana Bay and the Leschenault Inlet. Repair works to upgrade the Leschenault Inlet rock walls – located at the entrance to the inlet – and Koombana Bay groyn
The City of Sanibel (FL) has announced that, beginning Friday, September 5, 2025, Turner Beach Park will be closed to the public for staging of equipment and materials for the Captiva Beach Renourishment project. “A new beach renourishment project will soon begin on Captiva to strengthen our shoreli
The Portuguese government is working on a €13 million project that will replenish a 6.6-km stretch of the Quarteira-Vale do Lobo coastline. Last week, the country’s environment agency (APA) approved the opening of a public tender for the Quarteira-Garrão sand replenishment project. According to APA,
The Great Ocean Road Authority has announced the start of annual beach nourishment works at Mounts Bay, Marengo, Victoria. From tomorrow, August 28, beach nourishment works will commence at Mounts Bay as part of ongoing efforts to protect coastal infrastructure and natural values in the area. Sand w
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun beach replenishment operations in Mantoloking, New Jersey. According to the Borough, the 16th beach replenishment campaign is starting behind 1229 Ocean Ave. Currently the beach is closed between Herbert and Downer, lifeguards from Downer have been moved to
The Migratory Bird Conservation Council (MBCC) has approved a $3 million North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant to Ducks Unlimited and partners for a coastal wetlands restoration project in Louisiana, targeting the restoration and enhancement of 5,000 acres of critical habitat in the
Gordon Dove, Chairman of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), and Col. Scotty Autin, 66th Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, have signed a formal agreement to initiate the design phase of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) Ecosyst
The Shire of Gingin (WA) announced today the start of sand renourishment works at the North End Caravan Park in Lancelin. The northern foreshore has experienced significant accelerated erosion in recent years, with approximately 25–30 meters of dune and vegetation lost since 2019. Notably, around 15
The City of Moreton Bay (QLD), being supported by the Federal Government, recently kicked off work on a cliff stabilization project at Flinders Parade in Scarborough. The works, which will enhance cliff stability and prevent erosion, are taking place along the foreshore opposite 133 to 153 Flinders
The Ministry of Works and Infrastructure’s Coastal Protection Unit is hard at work safeguarding Trinidad and Tobago’s vulnerable coastlines from erosion and flooding. Their latest initiative – the South Manzanilla Shoreline Stabilization Project – is designed to protect the beach, preserve the natur
The Albanese Government, through the Disaster Ready Fund (DRF), is investing more than $7.5 million in four projects along the Moreton Bay coast to protect communities from the increasing impact of coastal inundation as experienced through events like Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The projects are being
After closing for renovation as part of the vital Sea Defense work on the Central Rhyl Coastal Defense Scheme, the prom in Rhyl is set to reopen to the public tomorrow. Recent work undertaken on the prom has seen pre-cast concrete steps installed and the ground level raised to provide flood protecti
