Tag: Coastal

Shark Attack Statistics: Understanding Coastal Safety Risks

1/17/2026 - By Alexander Laybourne, worldanimalfoundation.org. For harbor communities, beach managers, and coastal recreation operators, understanding actual shark attack statistics helps put ocean safety risks in proper perspective. While shark encounters generate significant media attention and public concern, data-driven analysis reveals that the statistical risk remains remarkably low—information that's valuable for coastal… SEE MORE

waves crash over the breakwater at high tide, boston skyline in distance

U.S. Coastal Sea Level Rise Rate Doubled in Past Century, New Study Finds

12/24/2025 - By Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, whoi.edu. For harbor operators and coastal infrastructure planners, accurate sea level data is essential for making critical decisions about dock elevations, bulkhead construction, and long-term facility planning. A new scientific study highlighting significant acceleration in U.S. coastal sea level rise has important implications for harbors… SEE MORE

With the newly installed culvert in place, fish, sediment, and water can pass through unimpeded.

One-Two Punch of Funding Brings Project Success in Minnesota

5/21/2025 - By coast.noaa.gov. The Takeaway: The Minnesota Coastal Management Program used funding from two sources to take a culvert replacement project from engineering and design all the way to implementation. Brook trout are native to Minnesota’s headwaters and small streams like Tischer Creek in and around the city of Duluth. They’re… SEE MORE

Coastal marsh within the Sandy Hook Bay estuary. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jessie Murray

Marsh Madness: Protecting Wetlands & Coastal Habitats

3/28/2025 - By fisheries.noaa.gov. While players duel it out on the court, we’re keeping score of all the ways marsh habitat plays an important role in the protection and restoration work we do for communities, fish, and wildlife. Through early April, NOAA is taking a court-side look at how we protect and… SEE MORE

The Sea Level Calculator: A Comprehensive Data Resource for Coastal Communities

1/14/2025 - By coast.noaa.gov. With changing sea levels and more frequent and intense storms, tens of millions of people in the U.S. are at risk from coastal hazards. Communities need to understand how sea level and flooding are changing in their location so they can adapt to these risks. NOAA combined existing… SEE MORE

Young adults engage in habitat restoration and coastal resilience projects in Florida. (Image credit: Franklin's Promise Coalition, with permission.)

NOAA Proposes $45 Million for Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Projects for Tribes and Underserved Communities

9/2/2024 - By noaa.gov. Today, the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is recommending more than $45 million in funding to support 27 new Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Tribes and Underserved Communities. Of this $45 million in funding, more than $20 million is recommended for federally recognized… SEE MORE

Looming Deadlines for Coastal Resilience

6/29/2024 - By ucsusa.org. Rising Seas, Disruptive Tides, and Risks to Coastal Infrastructure. Climate change is rapidly worsening tidal flooding, threatening essential and costly coastal infrastructure that millions of people depend on. Research led by the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that between now and 2050, climate change–driven sea level rise will… SEE MORE

A diver free-dives to the bottom of a fish farm off the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii by civileats.com.

Addressing Aquaculture to Protect Coastal Communities

4/30/2024 - By Paul Molyneaux. Don’t Cage Our Oceans, a coalition of 55 fisheries and conservation groups, sent a delegation to Washington, D.C., on March 19, 20, and 21 to present legislators with information they are not getting from pro-aquaculture lobbyists. “We met with many Representatives and Senators and their staff members… SEE MORE

Close-Up 4k Underwater Shot Of Beautiful Bluestriped Grunt ( Swim Above Coral Reef In Tropical Sea At Summer.

Adult Fish Struggle to Bounce Back in Marine Protected Areas

4/23/2024 - By ecomagazine.com. Age matters when determining how to protect life in the ocean; every population needs a strong cohort of adults to produce the next generation. But many marine protected areas (MPAs) are falling short of their most basic purpose: to rebuild struggling fish populations. In a new study published… SEE MORE

Northeast States Collaborate on Ocean Mapping Priorities, Garnering National Attention

4/7/2024 - By noaa.gov. The Northeast Regional Data Prioritization Project, led by the Northeast Regional Ocean Council, is transforming how northeastern states handle coastal mapping. This initiative signifies a shift in regional data prioritization and mapping approaches, setting a collaborative precedent for coastal strategies nationwide. Member states Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New… SEE MORE