North Carolina Coastal Policy Matt Silinski

Where did it originate?

�  Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) of 1972

�  Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) of 1973 �  Coastal Resources

Commission

Coastal Resources Commission

�  A division within the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

�  Consists of 13 different members

�  Various duties to protect the environment �  Establish guidelines for Coastal Areas �  Coastal Habitat Protection Plan �  Areas of Environmental Concern �  Permits

Problems the Coast faces

Sea Level Rise

�  Primary cause is global warming

�  Why is sea level rise a problem?

�  How the CRC has reacted to sea level rise

Coastal Erosion

�  Coastal Erosion is a natural process �  Abrasion �  Hydraulic Action

�  Attrition

�  Corrosion

�  Longshore drift

�  Deposition

�  Process has been sped up over the past few decades

Dredging

�  Dredging is the act of clearing out the floor of a harbor, river, or other area of water through the process of removing sediment, mud, weeds, hard bottom etc. with a dredge.

�  Two types of Dredges

Current Dredging Rules and Regulations

�  Types of Dredges used on different inlets

�  Environmental Windows

�  Permitting �  North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural

Resources �  Army Corps of Engineers �  National Marine Fisheries Service

�  Endangered Species Mitigation

Status of Sea Turtles in North Carolina

�  In the past twenty years, Sea Turtles have been spotted in eight of North Carolina’s coastal counties

�  Species of Sea Turtle spotted within North Carolina Waters �  Hawksbill �  Kemp’s Ridley

�  Loggerhead

�  Green

�  Leatherback

�  Occupy different habitats

�  Value to North Carolina

How Dredging Affects Sea Turtles

�  In-water �  Possible Threats

�  Entrainment

�  Direct Hit �  Turbidity

�  Noise

�  Mitigation �  Sea Turtle Observer Program

�  Turtle Deflecting Draghead

�  Acoustic Tagging �  Cutting

How Dredging Affects Sea Turtles

�  On-land �  Possible Threats

�  Disposal of Dredged Material �  Quality of Sand �  Slope of Sand

�  Covering of Sea Turtle Nests �  Light Pollution �  Hazardous Machinery

�  Mitigation �  Monitoring of Project Sites �  Relocation of Nests �  Remove Trash and Debris �  Native Beach Quality Sand �  Slope of Beach should be monitored �  Compaction of Sand

Conclusions

�  The protection of our Sea Turtles is important

�  Sea Turtle Monitors should be recognized and funded

�  Form North Carolina Sea Turtle Conservation Foundation

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