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Goa beaches to be unmanned

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Panaji, Sep 14, 2013 PTI:

Goas beaches are to be without lifeguards from September 15 as the private agency engaged to provide services, has decided to withdraw its personnel due to the governments failure to renew the contract.

The Drishti Special Response Services (DSRS), in a notice to the Tourism Ministry, has informed them that they will withdraw all 550 lifeguards from 105-km stretch of beaches as the ministry has failed to renew their five-year contract.

Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar said his department has invited fresh tenders from agencies interested to provide lifeguards.

When asked if beaches would remain without lifeguards with the tourist season around the corner, the minister declined to comment. The DSRS, which bagged the contract in 2008, was initially assigned select beaches. .

Their services were then extended to other tourist hotspots like the Dudhsagar waterfall, from where several drowning incidents had been reported.

Kanwar said the agency issued the notice as their regular contract expired on June 15 and since then the Tourism Ministry has been renewing it on a monthly basis. We decided not to seek monthly renewal due to various issues, he said.

The DSRS had not been receiving timely payments from the ministry and the 10 per cent annual increment embedded in the agreement was not honoured, he added.

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Muscat Municipality to allocate spots on beaches for families

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(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) The Municipal Council has approved recommendations by the Public Affairs Committee to allocate spots on the city's beaches for families. The civic body will also allocate spots for playing football and other sports.

Residents and citizens have been complaining for a while as spots on most beaches are taken up by youths for playing football and other sports. ''I like going to the beach with my children, but unfortunately most in Muscat are always occupied by youths, hence leaving families with no space to enjoy,'' said Rehab al Rawahi, a Muscat resident.

According to a Muscat Municipality official, the allocation of spots for families was approved during the recent Municipal Council meeting. ''There have been recommendations to assign municipal affairs committees at the wilayat level to identify suitable places for families at the beaches,'' the official said. He added that once locations are identified and marked, playing football there will be prohibited.

According to a youth, beaches are among the limited play area options they have in the city. ''In Muscat, there are not enough play areas, and football grounds that are available charge a high fee for an hour. Since we have no other option, we go to the beaches,'' said Saleh Shafi, a young football enthusiast.

The official said, ''Taking into consideration the topography of the area, places where football can be played will be identified and they will be equipped accordingly.''

There is a proposal to create a team of officials from several government departments for formulating regulations on proper conduct at beaches.

There has also been recommendations by the council to allocate places in public parks for spor

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Beachgoers "bummed" by closed South Padre Island beaches

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Cameron County beaches on South Padre Island are closed.

Rising water and strong rip currents have forced Cameron County officials to shut them down to keep everyone safe.

"Pretty bummed that we heard about the beaches," said Lily Delgado who is visiting from Progreso.

She was expecting to enjoy a day at the beach, but found road blocks and warning signs instead.

Cameron county leaders shut down beach access 5 , 6, and Boca Chica beach

"Any potential threat to human life is a big red flag to us so we got to do what we got to do. Sometimes its not popular to close down the beaches, but we can save one life it makes the decision worth it, said Emergency manager Humberto Barrera.

He states it is a matter of public safety. Water levels continue to rise and rip currents are strong.

"The Gulf of Mexico does not discriminate or doesn't know the difference from experienced surfer from an inexperienced person," Barrera said.

Although Delgado was bummed storm Ingrid rained on her weekend plans, she understands safety comes first.

"We went in--stuck my feet in and you cant even see. Its pretty strong--stay out of the water," said Delgado. She hopes others will do the same.

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Erosion eating away at beaches

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The Maui News - A new study says that Maui could see some of its beaches completely disappear over the next few decades due to sea-level rise, following a trend of erosion at more than three-quarters of Valley Isle beaches in the last century.

"For Maui beaches, the worst erosion is on the north shore--87 percent of North Shore beaches are eroding," said Charles Fletcher, associate dean and professor at the University of Hawai'i's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology on O'ahu. Kanaha Beach Park and Pa'ia beaches have some really problem areas."

Global sea-level rise was determined to be the primary cause of coastal erosion in the state by the study published late last month in the scientific journal "Global and Planetary Change."

This conclusion was applied to data published last year by Fletcher and a team of university researchers, including lead author and Coastal Management Specialist Brad Romine, that found 78 percent of Valley Isle beaches had eroded with an islandwide average shoreline reduction rate of 13 centimeters per year.

Fletcher estimates Maui's sea level could rise nearly a foot in the next century and erode about 100 feet of shoreline.

"You could end up looking like American Samoa, which is a museum of seawalls," he said. "There's still beaches, but you have to drive a long time to get to them.

Fletcher said that "the only solution" to save Maui beaches is for the county to acquire and to protect as many shoreline areas as possible, keeping them out of development so that they may erode naturally.

"Beach erosion doesn't necessarily spell the end of the beach if the shoreline is allowed to naturally erode," he said, adding that seawalls disrupt the natural process and effectively destroy beaches. "I think Maui County will decide that we want beaches for our grandchildren."

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Volunteers needed to help cleanup beaches

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A conservation group that works to restore the Great Lakes is looking for volunteers to help clean beaches in four states later this month.

(AP) -- A conservation group that works to restore the Great Lakes is looking for volunteers to help clean beaches in four states later this month.

TheAlliance for the Great Lakesis holding its annual Adopt-a-Beach event Saturday, Sept. 21. The group is asking individuals, community groups and school groups to show up at Great Lakes beaches for three hours and help pick up trash.

Thousands of people showed up last year and collected more than 17,000 pounds of garbage. Volunteers also performed water-quality tests to determine the lakes' health.

This year's event will again be held at beaches in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.

To find out where events are being held or to sign up and start your own beach cleanupregister online.

(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Proposed sea turtle protections could mean more red tape for beaches

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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Some federal agencies are stepping up and proposing new ways to protect loggerhead sea turtles. But the possible new regulations are getting strong opposition from area beaches.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hold two public hearings to discuss whether to designate certain areas of our coast as critical marine habitats for loggerhead sea turtles.

Specific areas include 36 occupied marine areas along the coast that contain nearshore reproductive habitats, winter areas, breeding areas, and migratory corridors.

Supporters say this could mean better protection for our loggerhead sea turtles, but other say they are already doing enough to protect them.

"We already go through the planning, the permitting, the consultation. We do all that now," New Hanover County Shore Protection Coordiator Layton Bedsole said. "We don't understand why this additional layer of regulatory stipulations. Whatever they may be, we don't understand the need for it."

Bedsole is in charge of New Hanover County's beaches. He says more regulations could have an economic impact, but a turtle advocate says she thinks it's a great idea.

"I think we can always do a better job on our beaches," said Nancy Fahey of the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project. "We already have safety measures in place for the federal projects that go on on our beaches, such as renourishment and the dredging, so I really don't think it's going to have economic impact."

But Bedsole insists that a healthy beach economy means a healthy habitat for turtles.

"People flock to our beaches for various reasons. Many come in hopes of seeing a nest boil. In hopes of seeing the baby turtles come through the sand and make their way to the beach," he said. "A healthy strand for tourism is also a healthy strand for the habitat for the turtles to nest in."

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Two Treasure Coast beaches make USA Today list of least-known in Florida

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A new list of "10 least-known Florida beaches" was released by USA Today on Sunday, and two Treasure Coast beaches made the cut -- and received great reviews.

Second on the list is Blowing Rocks Preserve in Hobe Sound, which the article notes is "a lovely place for nature lovers to explore the nooks of its dramatic limestone shelf." Click here to visit the Blowing Rocks Preserve website.

Third is Vero Beach, which USA Today calls "the most formidable gem on Atlantic Florida's Treasure Coast." The article also mentions the Indian River Lagoon, saying Vero's position along it makes the city home to "some phenomenal flat-water kayaking." Click here to visit the Vero Beach website.

Also included on the list is Jupiter beach. USA Today mentions that 1 mile of the city's coast is dog-friendly, while the rest of the "sugary sand" is for "two-legged sunbathers."

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