NJ Beach replenishment - Pics/Videos before and after

[buckethead]

Well said seamonkey. I feel the same way. They are like the 800lb gorilla that does whatever it wants to. They have no accountability. I wonder how our citizens would react if they lived under a gov't where the police and elected officials had no accountability and could do whatever they wanted. Sure we have problems with our police and govt now, from corruption to harassment. Still there is a responsibility to stay within the law and the ones that don't are eventually brought to justice. The ACOE has not been held to simple standards. Even something as simple as environmental impact statement, which every large wetlands developer has been subject to, is not even on the table for the ACOE. They do seem untouchable and it is very frustrating.

[hookset]

Check out the latest casualty of beach replenishment

Swimmer pulled from ocean in Sea Bright dies
http://www.app.com/story/news/crime/...dies/31463033/

[njdiver]

Army Corps of Engineers New York District's Biological Monitoring Program for the Atlantic Coast of New Jersey, Sea Bright to Manasquan Inlet, Beach Erosion Project

The report describes results of during-construction (1997) and first- and second-year post-construction (1998, 1999, & 2000) studies as well as comparisons with the pre-construction
results (1994-1996).


http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Missio...ngProgram.aspx

[lostatsea]

Thanks for sharing that.
I found this paragraph-

Potential impacts to the fish community from the beach nourishment project could occur through several processes. The placement of sand on the beach buries, at least temporarily, existing benthic habitat, which may reduce the availability of infauna to benthic feeders. The burial of the groins may reduce the value of these structures as foraging and shelter sites.

Additionally, the physical disturbance caused by dredging and
the pumping of sand onto the beach may also affect fish distribution patterns.
Elevated turbidity can negatively affect the physiology and feeding behavior of some fishes (reviewed in LaSalle et al. 1991, Wilber and Clarke submitted) and presumably could make areas of shoreline that are being nourished unsuitable for some surf zone inhabitants.


Duh! Pretty obvious isn't it?

[Monty]

Thanks for sharing that.
I found this paragraph-

Potential impacts to the fish community from the beach nourishment project could occur through several processes. The placement of sand on the beach buries, at least temporarily, existing benthic habitat, which may reduce the availability of infauna to benthic feeders. The burial of the groins may reduce the value of these structures as foraging and shelter sites.

Additionally, the physical disturbance caused by dredging and


the pumping of sand onto the beach may also affect fish distribution patterns.
Elevated turbidity can negatively affect the physiology and feeding behavior of some fishes (reviewed in LaSalle et al. 1991, Wilber and Clarke submitted) and presumably could make areas of shoreline that are being nourished unsuitable for some surf zone inhabitants.


Duh! Pretty obvious isn't it?

Absolute f'cken morons.
Is the nicest thing I can say for anyone who had anything to do with pushing the beach replenishment agenda.

[DarkSkies]

Here's an oldie for ya, Monty....
Bay head beach, circa 2005 after Hurricane Wilma

[porgy75]

Check out this company rcaerialpro.com
They do everything. Awesome before and after storm pics as well.
http://www.rcaerialpro.com/winter-storm-jonas-erosion/#

[dogfish]

Seems like it's all about political patronage. Don't know jersey, though it does appear to be a waste of money.

[jigfreak]

Def a waste. Many of the jetties are no longer covered with sand.

[buckethead]

They are working on Belmar again. This is a multimillion dollar farce, never ending.