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Tracking shoreline change using minimum convolution of Gaussian weight and squared differences

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
Detecting and responding appropriately to temporal changes in the shoreline is an important task for protecting coasts. Video monitoring has been utilized as a powerful tool for detecting shoreline changes. Existing shoreline-tracking methods include the
Hojun Yoo   +4 more
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Coastal Sand Management System

open access: yesCoastal Engineering 1972, 1972
Interruption of sand transport is the most persistent worldwide coastal problem. Wave action produces sand transport which is not a problem in some areas but in others results in coastal erosion, obstruction of harbor entrances, and permanent loss of sand.
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Comparison of resident and tourist preferences for public beach access [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
As coastal destinations continue to grow, due to tourism and residential expansion, the demand for public beach access and related amenities will also increase.
Dixon, Anthony   +2 more
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Reforming state-level coastal management and development policies: strategic retreat as an innovative, proactive and equitable coastal environmental management strategy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Atlantic and Gulf Coast shorelines include some of the most unique and biologically rich ecosystems in the United States that provide immeasurable aesthetic, habitat and economic benefits.
Coburn, Andrew, Whitehead, John
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Integrated Management: A Coastal Community Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper was prepared for the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations Regional Workshops on Small-Scale Fisheries "Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries: Bringing together responsible fisheries and social development".
Anthony Charles   +10 more
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Isolation and evaluation of local microalgal isolates as feed for larval rearing of Crassostrea tulipa towards optimisation of mangrove oyster seed production in Ghana

open access: yesAquaculture, Fish and Fisheries
This study explored the potential of three local microalgal isolates as feed for oyster larvae in laboratory‐rearing experiments, towards the optimisation of seed production of Crassostrea tulipa to support its large‐scale farming along the West African ...
Eric Appiah Krampah   +3 more
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Women in the December 26 Tsunami: how have they coped; how can we help? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Fishing communities around the Indian Ocean were severely affected by the December 2004 tsunamis. Programs for rebuilding coastal fisheries livelihoods need to address the pre-tsunami situation that was characterized by overfishing and degraded natural ...
Choo, P.S.
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Preliminary Fisheries Assessment and Implications for Sustainable Blue Economic Development: A Case Study of Coastal Lamongan, East Java [PDF]

open access: yesBIO Web of Conferences
The coast of Lamongan Regency is the largest centre of fishing activity in coastal East Java, anchored by the Brondong Archiplego Fishery Port (PPN Brondong), a national-level fishing port.
Nurhijayat Akhmad   +7 more
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A survey of cetaceans found in Mayo Bay, Davao Oriental, Philippines

open access: yesDavao Research Journal, 2019
Cetaceans play an important role in marine ecosystems through the regulation of their prey population. Data on these organisms is scarce because of the difficulties in studying them in the wild.
Lea Jimenez, Marlo Khen Inabiogan
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Institutional issues and perspectives in the management of fisheries and coastal resources in southeast Asia [PDF]

open access: yes
In developing countries, institutional weaknesses and constraints are pervasive in the fisheries and coastal resources management sector. Legal, policy and institutional frameworks are not crafted to suit the unique features of fisheries and other ...
Salamanca, A.M. (eds.), Torell, M.
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