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Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nest with Eggs Visible

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Beach erosion by a tropical storm produced the cliff-like escarpment seen in this image and accidentally exposed about 8% of the eggs in this loggerhead sea turtle nest. The protective stakes mark a nest from an earlier week as part of a county research program that marks and records every eighth nest.

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Sediment Resources

Erosion of sandy beaches and barrier islands has resulted in substantial economic (damage to homes and infrastructure) and ecological (loss of habitat for nesting shorebirds and sea turtles) impacts along much of the U.S. coastline. To slow or halt land loss, stakeholders commonly nourish beaches using sand from the continental shelf. Offshore sand and gravel is also mined as aggregate for...
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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
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Sediment Resources

Erosion of sandy beaches and barrier islands has resulted in substantial economic (damage to homes and infrastructure) and ecological (loss of habitat for nesting shorebirds and sea turtles) impacts along much of the U.S. coastline. To slow or halt land loss, stakeholders commonly nourish beaches using sand from the continental shelf. Offshore sand and gravel is also mined as aggregate for...
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Related

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Sediment Resources

Erosion of sandy beaches and barrier islands has resulted in substantial economic (damage to homes and infrastructure) and ecological (loss of habitat for nesting shorebirds and sea turtles) impacts along much of the U.S. coastline. To slow or halt land loss, stakeholders commonly nourish beaches using sand from the continental shelf. Offshore sand and gravel is also mined as aggregate for...
By
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
link

Sediment Resources

Erosion of sandy beaches and barrier islands has resulted in substantial economic (damage to homes and infrastructure) and ecological (loss of habitat for nesting shorebirds and sea turtles) impacts along much of the U.S. coastline. To slow or halt land loss, stakeholders commonly nourish beaches using sand from the continental shelf. Offshore sand and gravel is also mined as aggregate for...
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