In the News: Taylor Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
The United States is quickly becoming the world’s largest oil producer, a significant component of this increased production capacity is related to an expansion of offshore oil drilling….
Ask the Experts: What is the correct wind direction convention to use in EFDC?
While the standard meteorological convention for the wind direction is the compass direction that the wind is coming from…
Sedimentation
Sustaining the viability of a maritime recreational and industrial activity depends upon maintaining navigation channels, including depths of approach channels, and berths at marine terminals and marinas…
Light Analysis and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) are marine, estuarine, and riverine angiosperms, and macrophytes. These are grasses that grow to the surface of shallow water and only emerge from the surface at low tide. They serve vital ecosystem services in the shallow waters by providing refuge for small fish and shellfish from larger predators.