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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 22 March 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Pacific Ocean cooled faster than continent of Africa due to plate tectonics over past 400 million years

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/one-side-earth-rapidly-getting-141800651.html

World Meteorological Organization considering redefining length of hurricane season https://www.yahoo.com/news/assumptions-hurricane-season-face-winds-151500599.html https://www.khou.com/article/weather/severe-weather/you-could-hear-about-tropical-activity-

earlier-this-year-due-to-a-change-at-the-national-hurricane-center/285-9d4e9f20-344b-4670-bb47-d08bb07f7970

NWS releases names of storms for Hurricane Season 2021 https://www.silive.com/news/2021/03/hurricane-season-2021-what-are-the-names-of-this-

years-storms.html

Measuring geothermal heat flux in Antarctica https://eos.org/editor-highlights/taking-the-temperature-of-antarcticas-crust

Dense seismic network in operation in seismically active Himalayan regions https://eos.org/science-updates/discerning-structure-and-seismic-hazards-in-the-sikkim-

himalayas

CRUTEMS - New land surface air temperature global data set updated to 2019 https://eos.org/editor-highlights/new-land-surface-air-temperature-global-dataset Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2019JD032352

Seafloor sediment proxy yields high-resolution record of early Paleozoic climate https://eos.org/articles/geologists-have-a-new-tool-for-reconstructing-the-ancient-climate

Newest version of Community Earth System Model

https://eos.org/opinions/building-a-better-model-to-view-earths-interacting-processes

Sea cucumbers provide significant excremental contribution to reef habitats with bioturbation rates https://eos.org/articles/sea-cucumbers-the-excremental-heroes-of-coral-reef-ecosystems

Diatoms evolved to substitute zinc for cadmium and vice-versa https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-did-diatoms-evolve-to-swap-zinc-for-the-toxic-metal-

cadmium

Angstrom-scale view of physical and chemical weathering processes https://eos.org/research-spotlights/the-first-angstrom-scale-view-of-weathering

Ground radiant temperatures increase prior to volcanic eruptions https://eos.org/articles/volcanic-lands-warm-before-eruptions

Visualizing gold exploration potential in the Pacific Ring of Fire & in Québec, Canada https://www.visualcapitalist.com/erupting-gold-exploration-potential-the-pacific-ring-of-fire/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/gold-exploration-quebec-cartier-benoist/

Visualizing the drainage basins of the 30 longest rivers https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-drainage-basins-of-the-worlds-longest-rivers/

Massive dust storm hits across China https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148052/early-season-dust-storm-hits-beijing https://www.npr.org/2021/03/15/977397941/desert-dust-sweeps-into-beijing-causing-chinas-

worst-sandstorm-in-10-years

Large fast-moving asteroid 2001 FO32 will pass by Earth on the Spring Equinox https://www.huffpost.com/entry/golden-gate-bridge-asteroid-buzzing-

earth_n_604d752bc5b672fce4ed337a

NASA using Navajo language to name features & rocks on Mars https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nasa-mars-navajo-names_n_604be458c5b672fce4eca2d8

Understanding reversals of the magnetic field of Earth https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

When_North_was_South_and_South_was_North_999.html

Pressure accumulated over a decade triggered eruption of Kilauea https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302313&org=GEO&from=news Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19190-1

Arctic freshwater affecting marine environments & currents in Atlantic Ocean https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302312&org=GEO&from=news Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21470-3

Camp Century ice core from Greenland reveals million-year-old plant fossils http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/greenland-plant-fossils-09455.html

Late Pleistocene glaciers & enigmatic stone stripes in the highlands of Ethiopia https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210312155451.htm Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/11/eabb6826

New insight into formation of copper deposits – crystal mush kikes at Yerington, Nevada https://phys.org/news/2021-03-insight-formation-copper-deposits.html Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-021-00128-4

Imagining into ferro-volcanism https://phys.org/news/2021-03-volcanoes-metal.html Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21582-w

Transform faults play active role in shaping ocean floor – extension & crustal accretion https://phys.org/news/2021-03-faults-role-ocean-floors.html

Responses of biocrusts in arid regions to warming & drought https://phys.org/news/2021-03-scientists-reveal-responses-biocrusts-drought.html

Quantifying movement of water from rivers to aquifers across the country – gradient driven https://phys.org/news/2021-03-reveal-extent-rivers-country-aquifers.html

Latest cycle of geothermal exploration in Nevada – this time using UAV magnetometry https://www.mining.com/university-of-nevada-ramps-up-exploration-for-geothermal-systems/

Human-caused most-powerful non-nuclear explosion of ammonium nitrate in Beirut created atmospheric wave that led to electron disturbances in ionosphere

https://phys.org/news/2021-03-blast-shook-ionosphere.html Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-82355-5

Ocean trawling destroys seafloor & releases massive amounts of emissions from marine sediments https://www.zmescience.com/science/ocean-trawling-doesnt-just-destroy-ecosystems-it-also-

releases-massive-emissions/

Deep-sea buoys trigger tsunami warnings https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/124569006/how-deepsea-buoys-trigger-tsumani-warnings-

after-big-earthquakes

About 125,000 years ago during last interglacial Greenland was green and lush https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210317141654.htm

Geologist calls for exploration of “elephant country” in South Africa https://www.miningweekly.com/article/northern-cape-elephant-country-needs-exploration-

boost-says-geologist-2021-03-17/rep_id:3650

Still debating “the golden spike” that defines beginning of the Anthropocene – maybe they should recognize it began at the beginning of the Holocene

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/17/974774461/drawing-a-line-in-the-mud-scientists-debate- when-age-of-humans-began

Meandering rivers create point bars https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uota-mrc031621.php

“river of rocks” influencing tectonic activity in the Caribbean – low-viscosity asthenosphere flow https://phys.org/news/2021-03-geologists-powerful-river-caribbean.html Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21723-1

Armored mud balls in Franklin County, Massachusetts https://www.recorder.com/my-turn-little-GeologicalMudBalls-39431869

Book Review: “Notes from Deep Time” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00660-5

The origins of the largest aquamarine crystal https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2021/03/16/how-

worlds-largest-aquamarine-gem-came-be/

Traces of primordial magma found in rocks in Greenland https://www.iflscience.com/environment/traces-of-the-primordial-magma-ocean-found-for-the-

first-time/ Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/11/eabc7394

PEACH is 5-year project to monitor the Gulf Stream off Cape Hatteras – 10-minute video https://vimeo.com/279906819

Benthic habitats & communities of islands & seamounts of Nazca Desventuradas Marine Park Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-85516-8

Stratus Ocean Reference Station buoy launched in tropical Pacific https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/buoy-deployed-in-tropical-pacific/

After 6,000 years of dormancy, Mount Fagradalsfjall erupts in Iceland https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-6-000-year-dormant-icelandic-volcano-just-

erupted-and-it-s-awesome/ar-BB1eNjp2

Exploring the plumbing of Steamboat Geyser https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210315160708.htm https://www.ksl.com/article/50127248/yellowstones-steamboat-geyser-much-deeper-than-

old-faithful-researchers-say-but-still-a-science-mystery

Even before the Brunt Ice Shelf calved, the ocean floor was teeming with life https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-calved-brunt-ice-shelf-reveals-a-seafloor-

teeming-with-life-hidden-for-50-years/ar-BB1eNefO

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 22 March 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

World Water Day – 22 March 2021 – images of polluted waters around the world https://widerimage.reuters.com/story/seen-from-the-sky-polluted-waters-around-the-world

CRISPR - regulation, public trust and question of ethics regarding gene editing – “model embryo” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00672-1 https://www.smh.com.au/national/scientists-create-model-embryos-in-lab-raising-major-

ethical-questions-20210317-p57bkc.html https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-s-embryo-research-laws-face-strain-after-

monash-breakthrough-20210318-p57c0s.html

US Dept of Interior announces details for public forum on federal O&G program https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-announces-details-public-forum-

federal-oil-and-gas-program

Webinar: Quantifying Ecosystem Functions to Facilitate Wetland Monitoring & Assessment https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/technical/nra/ceap/?

cid=NRCSEPRD1576043

No such thing as a “natural disaster” – we’re doing it to ourselves https://www.undrr.org/news/sendai-framework-6th-anniversary-time-recognize-there-no-

such-thing-natural-disaster-were

Permanent daylight savings time would reduce human health risks – Sunshine Protection Act of 2021

https://www.yahoo.com/news/daylight-saving-time-ends-sunday-185500890.html https://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/daylight-saving-health.html

K2 Gold mining company wants to transform 22,500 acres of public lands into open pit cyanide heap leach mine between dusty Owens Valley floor and Death Valley National Monument

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/a-corporation-wants-to-mine-for-gold-near-death- valley-native-tribes-are-fighting-it/ar-BB1ezCAF

Influx of firefly tourists is harming the species along with habitat loss, light pollution & insecticides https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/firefly-tourism-has-a-surprising-dark-side/ar-

BB1eB9xm https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/csp2.391

Intense sand storm turns skies orange in Beijing, China https://www.yahoo.com/news/most-intense-sandstorm-decade-turned-160545214.html

Outflow from Glen Canyon Dam will drop to 4,000 cfs – about one-third average release rate https://www.yahoo.com/news/parts-grand-canyon-visible-first-155541632.html

15 countries with highest per capita carbon emissions – if that matters https://finance.yahoo.com/news/15-countries-highest-average-carbon-161359972.html

Gas prices at the pump are significantly increasing https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-blame-rising-gas-prices-144600669.html

Strong winds are churning up deep water in the Great Lakes – impacting water quality https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-climate-whipped-winds-pose-180653142.html

Drinking water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2021/03/07/more-communities-helping-jackson-

mississippi-water-crisis-continues/4619598001/ https://news.yahoo.com/crumbling-infrastructure-leaves-water-buckets-100058315.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/14/us/jackson-mississippi-boil-water-tests-winter-storms/

index.html

Soil erosion is a problem at solar farms https://www.smartbrief.com/original/2021/03/solar-farms-embrace-new-tool-fight-soil-erosion

Bad policies proposed in the CLEAN Future Act https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-s-climate-rhetoric-doesn-t-excuse-bad-

policy/ar-BB1eBElz CFA hype: https://energycommerce.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/ec-leaders-

introduce-the-clean-future-act-comprehensive-legislation-to HR 981-page Bill:

https://energycommerce.house.gov/sites/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/documents/CFA%20Bill%20Text%202021.pdf

You are what you eat – but what fish are you really eating? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/bait-and-switch-fish-fraud-rampant-worldwide-

new-study-shows/ar-BB1eCfX7 https://sustainablefisheries-uw.org/sustainability-mislabeled-fish-usa/

Tourists get upset when lion kills wild dog – guess we better go kill all the lions for being territorial https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/video-shows-lion-killing-wild-dog-pup-in-front-of-

tourists-all-hell-broke-loose/ar-BB1eDVeK

Book Review: “Under a White Sky” – can engineers fix the environmental problems they created?

https://blogs.sciencemag.org/books/2021/03/15/under-a-white-sky/

FEMA grants for flood-prone areas not being used because of the financial strings that are attached (cost-sharing)

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/environment/article_1182c514-7ac1-11eb- a026-cff7d68cf2af.html

US Forest Service to receive $285M for maintenance & recreation infrastructure on national forests & grasslands under Great American Outdoors Act

https://aashtojournal.org/2021/03/12/usda-investing-285m-in-transportation-infrastructure/

UN report “Making Peace with Nature” urges valuing the fundamental “natural capital” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-new-un-report-proposes-a-radical-shift-in-the-way-

we-think-about-nature/ar-BB1dOknw UN Report: https://www.unep.org/resources/making-peace-nature

$98M solar farm proposed for Louisiana https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_fc89377e-85a6-11eb-

a2ab-8f770fd05470.html

Wanting clarification of “policy” on conservation goals – especially in Western states https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-republicans-recommend-more-input-

detail-on-biden-conservation-goals/ar-BB1eDXWn

US Army COE says Detroit Dam in Oregon could fail during seismic event https://apnews.com/article/oregon-dam-could-fail-in-large-earthquake-

640a51f1b5050ec00bd6a09d8f6632b5 China to crackdown on sand mining in Yangtze River

https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-vows-crackdown-sand-mining-001648335.html

Attempting to battle Chronic Wasting Disease in white-tailed deer in Ohio https://www.yahoo.com/news/outdoors-deer-disease-biologists-high-183100259.html

American High-Speed Rail Act proposes $205B introduced into Congress – despite other projects that have not yet succeeded

https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/american-high-speed-rail-act-introduced/596741/

New River Gorge in West Virginia is most recently designated National Park – but geology is ancient

https://eos.org/features/the-new-river-gorge-ancient-river-old-mines-new-national-park National Park Service info: https://www.nps.gov/neri/index.htm

Visualizing “green energy” investments – lots of hype but still only 11% of energy output https://www.visualcapitalist.com/capturing-the-renewable-energy-shift/ US EIA: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/

Exploring Ivvavik National Park in Arctic Canada https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/03/exploring-canadas-most-accessible-arctic-

national-park

Two excerpts from “The Monsanto Papers” which chronicles life of exposure to Roundup herbicides Part 1: https://www.ehn.org/monsanto-papers-2650517822.html Part 2: https://www.ehn.org/monsanto-papers-book-2650597124.html

Previously unknown bacterial species found on ISS http://www.sci-news.com/biology/methylobacterium-international-space-station-09458.html Paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.639396/full

Air pollution levels in 2020 exceeded WHO recommendations for small particulate matter https://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Lethal_pollution_high_in_2020_despite_lockdowns_report_999.html

Development continues to cause urban flooding https://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Combination_of_climate_change_development_to_fuel_urban_flooding_999.html

Recent summer droughts in Europe repeating conditions of a few thousand years ago https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210315132141.htm

Humans live in chemical soup – newly detected chemicals include 55 never reported & 42 “mystery chemicals” found in residents of San Francisco, California

https://phys.org/news/2021-03-evidence-chemicals-people.html https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2021/03/420061/ucsf-study-finds-evidence-55-chemicals-never-

reported-people

Perspective: the 30x30 campaign – “protecting” the ocean from people https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00673-0

Dem blocks effort to adjust flood insurance rates – adjustment would more accurately reflect risks, reduce vulnerability & discourage construction in high-risk areas

https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-leader-stalls-climate-overhaul-135429850.html

States sue to overturn “illegal” government action to stop Keystone XL Pipeline https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-ken-paxton-lawsuits-montana-

0cf1a378a99ade52cd8b24bb61313ba9

Endangered birds losing their songs & cannot find mates https://www.zmescience.com/science/this-endangered-bird-is-losing-its-song/ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56417544

March 2020 M5.7M earthquake in Utah – “no one is coming to save you” https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/3/17/22325628/earthquake-lessons-from-a-year-ago-no-

one-is-coming-to-save-you-utah-salt-lake-county-magna-disaster

Advanced nuclear reactors are not safer than conventional plants https://www.yahoo.com/news/advanced-nuclear-reactors-no-safer-044827082.html

Dams in Hawaii that date to the sugar cane plantations need repair or removal

https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/03/relics-of-sugars-past-hawaii-dams-will-take-years-to-fix-or- remove/

Lessons to be learned from millennia of history of the Nile River - adapt https://theconversation.com/innovations-on-the-nile-over-millennia-offer-lessons-in-

engineering-sustainable-futures-156801

174% surge in illegals crossing the southern Border – crisis created by change in policy https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/list-27-steps-to-worst-border-crisis-in-20-years/ar-

BB1eKJhb

Legal battle over 115-year-old Truckee Canal – to line or not to line – municipal water supply & water rights

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nevada-town-sues-rights-water-153956947.html

Lake in SW Turkey is turquoise from heavy metal pollutants from Yatagan power plant https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-environmentalists-want-destroy-lake-100109279.html

Plague of mice hits rural eastern Australia https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-mice-idUSKBN2BB0VX https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-mice-plague-farmers-

harvest-b1819574.html https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/03/are-poison-packed-drones-the-

answer-to-eastern-australias-mouse-plague

CRS Report: US Energy in 21st Century – a primer https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46723

Lazarus taxon - video https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals/the-return-of-extinct-species/vi-BB1eOh9E

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus COVID-19 statistics by country (click on USA to get State statistics) https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ https://time.com/5800901/coronavirus-map/ interactive maps: https://geodacenter.github.io/covid/map.html

Pandemic now impacting demographics – with 7.8+B people on the planet that may not be a bad thing

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/global-baby-drought-covid-19-000000504.html

News media finally realizing Florida pandemic response was a good one https://www.yahoo.com/news/boomtown-feel-floridas-pandemic-response-100015420.html

Fauci backed study that found 3-foot as good as 6-foot social distancing – but debate continues

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fauci-backed-a-study-that-found-3-foot-social- distancing-in-schools-was-as-good-as-the-recommended-6-feet-at-stopping-the-spread-of-covid-19/ar-BB1eBB2b

Paper: https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciab230/6167856 https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/study-finds-3-ft-distancing-in-schools-is-enough-but-

debate-is-far-from-over/

Understanding VAERS https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/vaccine-death-reports-are-not-what-they-seem/

ar-BB1eLypl

Perspective: Preparing for the next pandemic – will it truly be a deep dive into failures of the pandemic? Or the antibiotic resistance now being nurtured by human activity? Or re-emerging disease?

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01291-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01264-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01237-5

Italy seizes 400K doses of AZ vaccine after man dies hours after receiving shot https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/italy-seizes-nearly-400k-astrazeneca-doses-starts-

investigation-after-man-dies-following-shot/ar-BB1eEbmG

It is time to restore our freedom rather than further attempts at compliance and control https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-coronavirus-time-restore-freedom-200004927.html

Questioning reports of vaccine efficacy – more data needed along with transparency & access to raw data

https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/01/04/peter-doshi-pfizer-and-modernas-95-effective- vaccines-we-need-more-details-and-the-raw-data/

AZ vaccine halted in Europe after link to deadly blood clots – resumed after determination that the benefits outweigh the risks

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/astrazeneca-vaccine-linked-to-blood-clots- report/ar-BB1eLJZK

Herd mentality reflects concerns for AZ vaccine – blood clots & fatalities in Europe https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-europes-astra-zeneca-vaccine-fumble-could-be-bad-

news-for-the-us-090020186.html

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 22 March 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Residents on Outer Banks may face 50% increase in taxes to “protect” coastal property https://www.yahoo.com/news/tiny-town-big-decision-willing-121315761.html

Environmental group objects to Mumbai coastal road clearance https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/eac-did-not-consider-our-objections-on-mumbai-

coastal-road-clearance-green-group/ar-BB1eGVrd

Proposal to increase Louisiana share of offshore O&G revenue and for wind energy https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_0c2320e6-82a5-11eb-92f3-

533f128ba00b.html

Dispute between Somalia & Kenya over stretch of Indian Ocean believed to hold O&G deposits https://www.africadaily.net/reports/Sea_of_troubles_The_Somalia-

Kenya_marine_border_spat_999.html https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/kenya/article/2001406589/kenya-will-lose-lamu-if-somalia-

wins-case https://www.modernghana.com/news/1068137/kenya-v-somalia-maritime-dispute-the-

difficult.html

Manatee County considering rolling back some regulations for development in coastal areas vulnerable to flooding & storm surge

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/manatee/2021/03/16/manatee-considers- relaxing-regulations-coastal-development/4715259001/

New market report on Territorial Border and Coastal Surveillance System Industry https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/territorial-border-and-coastal-surveillance-

system-market-overview-market-by-type-by-manufacturers-regions-industry-analysis-forecast-by-2025-2021-03-17

Call for Congressional action to keep coastal waters free from sewage https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/day-congress-must-act-to-keep-coastal-waters-free-

from-sewage/ar-BB1etN1A

Computer modeling suggests coastal wastewater infrastructure (sewer lines & cesspools) may flood https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2021/03/14/wastewater-leakage-coast-water/

California Coastal Commission unanimously rejected appeal of Riverfront Project https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/coastal-commission-rejects-riverfront-project-appeal-in-

santa-cruz/ar-BB1exmBu

Surigao del Sur coastal road bypass may be beneficial to Lianga economy https://news.yahoo.com/surigao-del-sur-coastal-road-000000577.html

Opportunities for public input to coastal resiliency planning & Meganticook River Watershed https://www.penbaypilot.com/article/coastal-resilience-planning-and-megunticook-river-

watershed-public-invited-community-/144701

Residents challenge permit to pump ocean-access waterway dredge material to Sunset Beach disposal site

https://www.coastalreview.org/2021/03/residents-appeal-south-jinks-creek-permit/

Efforts to improve water quality in coastal fishing communities in North Carolina https://www.coastalreview.org/2021/03/groups-launch-fisheries-water-quality-effort/

Dare County approves process to help recover cost of $11M beach nourishment project https://www.coastalreview.org/2021/03/plan-to-fund-avon-nourishment-advances/

Delaware launched Coastal Corridors Study to assess travel routes for beach-resort access https://www.capegazette.com/article/deldot-begins-coastal-corridors-study/216547

Legal petition asking to extend offshore oil leasing halt https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/legal-petition-asks-biden-administration-

to-extend-offshore-oil-leasing-halt-2021-03-16/

Norwegian Petroleum Directorate revises offshore Norway resource estimate https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/north-sea-europe/article/14197900/

norwegian-petroleum-directorate-revises-offshore-norway-resource-estimate

Discussions to continue between Greece & Turkey toward fair sharing of resources in Eastern Mediterranean

https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/greek-fm-dendias-to-visit-turkey-next-month- for-east-med-talks

Politics amid the South China Sea dispute https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/amid-south-china-sea-dispute-philippines-palawan-is-

besieged-by-political-split/

Greymouth Beach “starved” of gravel from river beds becomes more vulnerable to storms

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/438640/west-coast-council-accused-of-letting-companies- take-too-much-gravel-from-rivers

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300255579/greymouth- beach-starved-of-gravel-becoming-more-vulnerable-to-storms

UK issues updated Marine Science Research (MSR) guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/marine-science-research-msr-guidance/marine-

science-research-msr-guidance

Primer for operational staffs and tactical leaders (Part 1) on Chinese Maritime Militia & Fishing Fleets

https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/January- February-2021/Panter-Maritime-Militia/

Efforts to eradicate European green crabs from Stinson Beach Seadrift Lagoon in California was unsuccessful – species responded with dramatic population increase – lesson learned

https://scienmag.com/when-eradicated-species-bounce-back-with-a-vengeance/ Paper: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.2277

Florida Governor recommends $260M for relief for seaports https://www.wesh.com/article/relief-for-seaports/35866572#