Board approves Swatling living-shoreline restoration after VIMS recommendations Native Shorelines’ plan to restore a breached fringe marsh and recreate a historic channel at the Swatling property was approved after staff read VIMS recommendations to limit wetland disturbance, avoid overboard dredge disposal and prefer soft structures where possible; the agent said construction will use a barge to avoid overland impacts.

The Lancaster County wetlands board has greenlit an innovative living-shoreline restoration plan aimed at revitalizing a historic tidal channel and marshland, paving the way for a healthier ecosystem.

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#LancasterCounty #VA #CitizenPortal #CoastalEcology #SustainableConstruction

St. Johns River vegetation still feeling effects of Hurricane Irma River vegetation commonly called eel grass still has not recovered since the rising water levels caused by Hurricane Irma in 2017.

Native eelgrass still struggling to recover in the #StJohnsRiver after #HurricaneIrma in 2017.

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#aquastemconsulting #aquaticplants #coastalecology #hurricanes #nativeplants #environmentalscience #florida

Climate Change in Gabon and its Effects on Biodiversity Studies show less carbon being absorbed by mangrove trees

@arcgispro.bsky.social storyboards Gabon’s 🇬🇦 #mangroves and impacts from #ClimateChange but documents issues from #urbanization and #OilandGas sector impacts 🌍

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#CoastalEcology #Carbon #Sequestration #GIS #Mapping

@autnews.bsky.social @royalsocietynz.bsky.social #coastalrestoration #remotesensing #resilience #dune #sanddune #research #science #ecology #coastalecology

Draft beachfront lighting rules would require amber/red LEDs and ban uplighting to protect nesting loggerheads Glynn County's draft beachfront lighting ordinance would require shielded fixtures, ban upward-directed lighting, and allow only amber or red LEDs with wavelengths not less than 560 nanometers along nesting beaches; staff said the change is designed to preserve nighttime darkness for hatchlings while allowing safety lighting.

Glynn County is taking a crucial step to protect loggerhead sea turtles by proposing new beachfront lighting rules that prioritize hatchling safety and nesting success.

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#GlynnCounty #GA #SustainableDevelopment #CoastalEcology #WildlifeConservation #CitizenPortal

#marinelife #swaleestuary
#CoastsInMind #coastalhistory #coastalecology

Reading from my #californiastory against a backdrop of regional wildlife was pretty fantastic last night. There are owls mentioned in my novel, Floating in the Middle, which is set on the wild, Sonoma Coast. #booksky #bookish #owls #naturalworld #pacific #coastalecology #greenfiction #indieauthor

Redirecting

⚠️ Coastal Tradeoff Alert: Mitigating eutrophication may up neurotoxic mercury (MeHg) risks—3 key pathways identified.
Fix: Integrated governance to balance both threats (aligns with #MinamataConvention).
Open Access: doi.org/10.1016/j.ee...
By Xiangyu Kong et al. | #CoastalEcology #MercuryToxicity

Tiny yellow daisy with inflorescence on very thin stalk

Tiny daisy, big finger

Tiny daisy

Whole army of tiny daisies

That feeling when you get a new worksite and it's incredibly steep with loose limestone so it's hard to walk or use a chainsaw, and you have to tiptoe through a critically endangered paper daisy that's spread through the site. ☺️

Panaetia muelleri, Kauna Yerta

#nature #NativePlants #CoastalEcology

Seagrass as a carbon sponge? Seagrass has the potential to be one of the world's most effective sponges at soaking up and storing carbon, but we don't yet know how nutrient pollution affects its ability to sequester carbon.

University of Michigan reports on its research into optimum nutrient conditions for #seagrass growth - this important as seagrass habitat can lock in a lot of CO2 🌍

#MarineEcology #CoastalEcology #Nutrients #Climate #CarbonSequestration

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Barrier Islands are important.
#erosioncontrol #biodiversity #coastalecology #barrierislands

Great article by Rachel Dunn, a former student and @siucarbondale.bsky.social plant biology alumna.

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Graduate Mentors Discover the HERITOR Project: An International Mentoring and Research Opportunity!

🧪🌊🐚 We are hiring: Biology MS in #MarineEcosystems in #CapeVerde 🌍🪸 Spring 2026 start, at Bridgewater State Uni in #coastalEcology, #biodiversity
💸 Funding includes: GA + tuition waiver

📅 App: Oct 15, 2025

www.bridgew.edu/center/case/...

📫HERITOR@bridgew.edu, tsurasinghe@bridgew.edu

(PDF) Spatiotemporal eDNA Monitoring of Marine Biodiversity in a Hyperurbanised Coastal Environment PDF | Environmental DNA (eDNA) provides a powerful means of monitoring biodiversity, offering high taxonomic resolution and broad spatial coverage... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

Singapore scientists use eDNA sampling and analysis to find out what’s in their ‘hyperurbanised’ coastal marine environment 🌍

#MarineEcology #SEAsia #CoastalEcology #SingaporeStraits

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The HERITOR Project Training the next generation of global scientists in marine ecosystems.The HERITOR project offers students majoring in Biology, Chemistry or Geography a unique opportunity to engage in critical resear...

check out our project website: www-stg.bridgew.edu/center/case/...
#MarineEcology #Conservation #GraduateResearch #CapeVerde #biodiversity, #coastalEcology
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Gigantic crocodile among 20 astonishing images from Mangrove Photography Awards 2025 | Discover Wildlife Take a deep dive into the hidden world of mangroves with these stunning images from the Mangrove Photography Awards.

Enjoy 2025’s award-winning Mangrove photographs! 🌍 🌳🌊🐟🐊

#Mangroves #MarineEcology #CoastalEcology #photography

www.discoverwildlife.com/photography/... Gigantic crocodile among 20 astonishing images from Mangrove Photography Awards 2025 | Discover Wildlife

Photo of Jen giving thumbs up, while standing shin-deep in goopy salt marsh mud. Thin line of alterniflora grass is the background, and a thin tidal channel surrounded by algal mats.

Well, fine, there are 33 of you but sure I'll go get the water samples. Teaching and learning in the sun, sand, water, and MUD! #CoastalEcology #SEASIDE

Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 Join AGU, TOS, and ASLO for the Ocean Sciences Meeting, held 22-27 February 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. The meeting is the flagship conference for the ocean sciences community and the larger ocean-con...

🌊 Abstract submissions are open for #OSM26 Glasgow!
CB011: Under Pressure – Multistressor Impacts on Coastal Vegetation & GHG Dynamics
Let’s explore how coastal ecosystems respond to cumulative stressors.
Submit: www.agu.org/ocean-scienc...
#ASLO #OceanSciences #BlueCarbon #CoastalEcology #GHG

Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 Join AGU, TOS, and ASLO for the Ocean Sciences Meeting, held 22-27 February 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. The meeting is the flagship conference for the ocean sciences community and the larger ocean-con...

🌊
Abstract submissions are open for our #OSM26 session in Glasgow!

CB011: Under Pressure – Multistressor Impacts on Coastal Vegetation & GHG Dynamics

Submit your work: www.agu.org/ocean-scienc...
#ASLO #OceanSciences #BlueCarbon #CoastalEcology #GHG

Potential benefits of biodiversity corridors for fragmented mangrove ecosystems Mangrove forest fragmentation poses a serious global threat to biodiversity, ecosystem services and ecological resilience. We argue that biodiversity …

What to do with fragmented #coastal #mangrove ecosystems?

This paper suggests nine ways #biodiversity corridors could benefit degraded mangrove habitat 🌍

#Ecology #EcologicalRestoration #HabitatRestoration #CoastalEcology

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Photo of the tidal and brackish Poquonnock River shores and coastal forest vegetation in Groton, Connecticut, USA.

The tidal and brackish Poquonnock River at the Bluff Point Coastal Reserve, Groton, Connecticut, USA, on the shore of Long Island Sound.

🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #coast #scicomm #sciviz #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #sealevelrise #coastalecology #longislandsound #geology

Square graphic featuring stylized ocean waves and plastic fragments floating near the surface. Bold white text reads: “Microplastics Skipping Bays, Heading to Gulf.” A dark blue button below says “Read + Listen Now.” E+E Leader logo appears at the bottom.

Microplastics are evading bay sediments and slipping into the Gulf.

New UT Austin research shows Texas bays aren’t trapping plastic. Shallow water + wind = mobile pollution.
📖 www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/micr...

#OceanPollution #CoastalEcology #PlasticCrisis

Axel Thorenfeldt; Kystfugler Salgsutstilling hos Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner 24. - 30. april

In Oslo after Easter? Go see these paintings by Axel Thorenfeldt. #Kystfugler #Seabirds #CoastalEcology - gwpa.no/nb/om-oss/ak...

Back from a productive and sunny round of #intertidal #fieldwork at Cran du Noirda, France 🇨🇵

@univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social
#biodiversity #coastalecology

Back from a foggy round of #fieldwork in #Normandy. Old-school 🤖🦪& new Electric Blue ⚡🔵 robo-oysters are in place. Thanks to SATMAR for making it all run smoothly once again!

@univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social
#biodiversity #intertidal #coastalecology

The Remarkable Healing Power of Seabird Poop for Climate-Stressed Coral Reefs Scientists are just beginning to understand the important connections between the health of seabird nesting colonies above water and reef ecosystems below.

CORAL REEF RESEARCH NEWS: The Remarkable Healing Power of Seabird Poop for Climate-Stressed Coral Reefs

www.audubon.org/magazine/rem...

#coralreefs #seabirds #coralreefecology #coastalecology #coralhealth #tropicalmarineecology #marineecology #climatechange #marinebiology

Good luck, Sigrid! You did a great job and now it is the time to share your results with us🎉👏

🌊🐄🌾 #CoastalEcology #BiodiversityResearch

Protecting tidal flats: Study presents strategies to preserve marine ecosystems A new study led by the University of South Florida highlights the urgent need to protect marine ecosystems in shallow water near the shore—an area that many beachgoers don't realize is highly importan...

NEW RESEARCH REPORT: Protecting tidal flats: Study presents strategies to preserve marine ecosystems

phys.org/news/2025-02...

#tidalflats #marineresearch #tarpon #coralreefs #marineresearch #habitathealth #marinescience #coastalecology #marinebiology

#ecology #geography #oceanography #coastalecology #GIS

Washington designates bull kelp as official state marine forest to support conservation efforts State legislature establishes plan to recover 10000 acres of kelp forests by 2040

Washington's new House Bill 1631 could redefine marine conservation by officially recognizing bull kelp forests, vital to our ecosystem and economy.

Learn more here

#WA #CoastalEcology #EcologicalRestoration #BiodiversityProtection #CitizenPortal

Underrated bird. The coast just wouldn't be the same without them.
#GullLife #SeabirdSpotting #CoastalWildlife #BirdWatching #SaveOurSeabirds #ProtectWildlife #SeabirdConservation #EcoCoastline #BiodiversityMatters #CoastalEcology #SeaAndSky