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Feb 21, 2020 Coronavirus updates: South Korea reports big jump in cases
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Beaufort Inlet shipping channel intersects the Waterway in Beaufort at statute mile 205.
SAFETY/BEAUFORT INLET CHANNEL/ATON/CCGD5 BNM 077-20
CCGD5 BNM 077-20
1. (77°20.0000N / 001°0.0000W, 77.333333 / -1.000000) THE FOLLOWING AID TO NAVIGATION CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE.
A. BEAUFORT INLET CHANNEL LB 1 (LLNR 29329) RELOCATED TO APPROX POSIT 34-37-38.323N, 076-40-57.393W (34°37.6387N / 076°40.9565W, 34.627312 / -76.682609) .
B. BEAUFORT INLET CHANNEL LB 2 (LLNR 29330) RELOCATED TO APPROX POSIT 34-37-36.621N, 076-40-48.347W (34°37.6103N / 076°40.8058W, 34.626839 / -76.680096) .
C. BEAUFORT INLET CHANNEL LB 3 (LLNR 29331) RELOCATED TO APPROX POSIT 34-38-37.129N, 076-40-43.291W (34°38.6188N / 076°40.7215W, 34.643647 / -76.678692), NOMINAL RANGE CHANGED TO 4NM.
D. BEAUFORT INLET CHANNEL LB 4 (LLNR 29332) RELOCATED TO APPROX POSIT 34-38-36.286N, 076-40-34.158W (34°38.6048N / 076°40.5693W, 34.643413 / -76.676155) .
E. BEAUFORT INLET CHANNEL LB 7 (LLNR 29345) RELOCATED TO APPROX POSIT 34-40-33.946N, 076-40-13.175W (34°40.5658N / 076°40.2196W, 34.676096 / -76.670326), CHARACTERISTIC CHANGED TO FL G 2.5S, NOMINAL RANGE CHANGED TO 4NM.
F. BEAUFORT INLET CHANNEL LB 8 (LLNR 29350) RELOCATED TO APPROX POSIT 34-40-33.300N, 076-40-06.750W (34°40.5550N / 076°40.1125W, 34.675917 / -76.668542), CHARACTERISTIC CHANGED TO FL R 2.5S, NOMINAL RANGE CHANGED TO 4NM.
G. BEAUFORT INLET CHANNEL LB 12 (LLNR 29370) TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUED.
H. BEAUFORT INLET CHANNEL LB 13 (LLNR 29372) TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUED.
3. CANCEL AT //031200Z MAR 20//
This lighted channel buoy is on the west side of the inlet channel near G3 and R4.
1. THE FOLLOWING AID TO NAVIGATION CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE.
A. BEAUFORT INLET CHANNEL LIGHTED WHISTLE BUOY BM (LLNR 720/29328) RELOCATED TO
APPROX POSIT 34-36-39.830N, 076-41-11.975W (34°36.6638N / 076°41.1996W, 34.611064 / -76.686660), RENAMED TO BEAUFORT INLET CHANNEL
LIGHTED BUOY BM (LLNR 720/29328) WHISTLE AND RACON REMOVED.
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2/17/2020 Legislation Introduced to Recognize Economic Impacts of Recreational Boating
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Wikipedia
2/20/20 Reefs under siege: Oceans could lose all their coral by 2100
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2/16/20 ‘Invisible oil’ from 2010 spill may have reached Florida Keys
Press Herald
Oil and dispersant on the water’s surface in the Gulf of Mexico on May 20, 2010, a month after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began. James Edward Bates/Biloxi Sun Herald/TNS
2/12/20 Village to try once more to curb plastics
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2/7/20 Not All In-Home Water Filters Equal: Study
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2/7/20 Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force Releases Initial Recommendations
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
2/6/20 Recycling Issues Compound Debris Problem
Coastal Review Online
2/5/20 Group: Lack of fresh water again threatening bay
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2/5/20 Marine Debris Effort Adds Focus On Recycling
Coastal Review Online
1/30/20 Report Details Increasing Climate Threats
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1/9/20 Some Hopeful News About Florida’s Environment for A Change
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1/7/20 BTT committed to conservation and restoration of the Florida Keys marine environment
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1/7/20 ‘Fix the water, protect the habitat and pass on a pristine Florida Keys to future generations’
Florida Keys Weekly
1/3/20 Ocean Acidification Threatens the US Economy
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1/3/20 Five environmental fights to watch in 2020
The Hill
1/3/20 How Will Climate Change Impact the Gulf Stream?
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1/2/20 Federation, Partners Focus on Water Quality
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1/1/20 Beach Advisories Issued for St. Simons Island & Jekyll Island Beaches
Coastal Review Online
1/1/20 Beach Advisories Issued on Tybee Island
Coastal Review Online
12/28/19 ‘Protecting Paradise’ features champions of the environment in the Keys
Miami Herald
12/26/19 Keys awash in water-related news during year
KeysNews.com
12/21/19 How Microbes Reflect the Health of Coral Reefs
Marine Technology News
12/18/19 A federal plan to save coral reefs
Grist
12/7/19 “There’s poison in our water.”
Florida Keys Weekly
12/6/19 Conservation groups locked in legal fight over seismic surveys off Atlantic coast
WTOC
12/6/19 Disease wastes South Florida’s corals, despite end of bleaching
Valliant News
12/4/19 Toxic Algae Bloom Closes 25 Beaches On Mississippi‘s Coast
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11/22/19 Deadly coral disease has spread throughout Florida’s reefs
Florida Phoenix
11/19/2019 Submerged Vegetation Mirrors Coast’s Health
Coastal Review Online
11/1/19 FIU talk explains why sonar and seismic testing harm marine mammals
Florida Keys Weekly
10/31/19 While red tide persists in Collier, Sarasota-Manatee levels normal
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
10/30/19 Beach Advisory Issued for North Beach on Jekyll Island
GADNR/Coastal Resources Division
10/23/19 Dead Fish, Toxic Scent on Florida’s SW Beaches Could be Red Tide from Nestor
NBC 6 South Florida
10/23/19 Beach Advisory Issued for Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island
GADNR/Coastal Resources
Division
10/15/19 King tides: South Florida’s had 4 straight days of record high tides
Palm Beach Post
10/14/19 New Study Shows Higher Levels of PFAS
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TCPalm
10/6/19 Red Tide is back in southwest Florida
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WTSP.com
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SunSentinel
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Phys.Org
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Any info on the east coast?
Patti – I think this report addresses thru title only, so E. Coast not as sever as Gulf. In fact we see very little on that side except around St Lucie area “maybe”
This Waterway dredging near Anchor Marina is just north of Little River Swing Bridge and the fixed bridge at Nixons Crossroads.
Dredging in the GIWW is always welcome and this area was last dredged in November 2018. As usual, use caution in the vicinity of dredges and dredge equipment.
FL – GIWW – APALACHICOLA BAY – Dredge Operation
Continuing until approximately April 2, 2020, the Dredge KELLY L., will be conducting dredging operations in the vicinity of the Apalachicola Bay reach of the GIWW. The dredged material will be disposed into Disposal Area No. 2.1, also known as Bird Island and open water sites, adjacent to the channel. The Dredge KELLY L., will utilize floating and submerged pipeline, in addition to a number of support vessels. All vessels will be lighted in
accordance to the U.S. Coast Guard Safety Regulations. The Dredge KELLY L., will monitor VHF-FM Channels 13 or 16. Mariners are urged to exercise caution when transiting the area. For up-to-date information, mariners can contact USACE, Panama City Site Office, at (850) 784-9780. Chart 11401 11402 LNM 7/20
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