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Dangerous debris and 8-foot surf left over from Hurricane Sandy closed county beaches to swimmers today and may keep them closed Sunday, according to county officials.
Were seeing big chunks of wood with nails sticking out, tree limbs, chairs all kinds of debris that could hurt swimmers. We will make a decision Sunday on opening the beaches, said Eric Call, director of the Palm Beach CountyDepartment of Parks and Recreation.
All county beaches were closed to swimmers today except for Boca-South Inlet. Inland swimming locations at Dubois and Phil Foster parks are open. All beaches remain open for other activities. Peanut Island is closed due to erosion.
Countywide, erosion was not significant. Coral Cove Park in Tequesta and the northern end of Carlin Park in Jupiter were hit the worst. Singer Island and Ocean Reef Park also lost sand, according to Dan Bates, environmental director for the countys Department of Environmental Resources Management.
We lost dune vegetation at Carlin and Coral Cove. Overall, the county did well, said Bates.
In Martin County, officials have declared a state of local emergency due to high surf and tide conditions.
Bathtub Reef Beach remains closed. Following Tropical Storm Isaac, about 3,600 tons of sand were brought in to shore up the dune and protect the beach and parking area. Additional sand was brought in this weekend to protect the beach. MacArthur Boulevard from Northeast Ocean Boulevard to Sailfish Point is open to local traffic only.
Both Juno Beach and Lake Worth piers were closed today. Both piers are made with sections of flooring that come loose during high seas to allow the waves to come through the concrete pier structure.
Several of the deck squares which float were removed from Lake Worth pier. The storm knocked out several sections at the end of the 1,000-foot-long Juno Beach pier.
Either well find the deck squares on another section of the pier or we will recover them floating nearby, said Call.
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Square grouper and white lobster have been washing up on Treasure Coast beaches.
But they're not delicacies you'll be seeing in area restaurants. Those are the terms given to heavily wrapped bales of marijuana or cocaine appearing on local beaches over the past month.
Since Sept. 3, more than 500 pounds of drugs mostly marijuana have come ashore or been found in the water from Brevard to Palm Beach counties.
"We don't get drugs washing up on beaches here too often," said Sgt. Thom Raulen, Indian River County Sheriff's Office spokesman. "But it does happen from time to time."
Officials don't know if the marijuana bales are part of the same missing load or individual occurrences.
None of the packages had distinctive markings that could indicate its origin, officials said. Any fingerprints had been washed away by salt water.
Authorities suspect the drugs could be a failed attempt from smugglers to deliver their stock.
"It could have come from a cigarette boat that was about to get caught and they dumped their load," said Sgt. Scott Pascarella, spokesman for the Jupiter Police Department.
"There is a remote chance that it could have been a drop from an airplane for a dealer to pick up later," Raulen said. "But because there were three or four counties involved, it could be a vessel that dumped its load."
Indian River County has the most incidents of found marijuana bales. On Sept. 16 two bales, totaling 15 pounds were found on a beach near Johns Island Club in Indian River Shores. Later that day, 10 pounds of marijuana were found nearby at Golden Sands Beach Park.
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A number of beaches at Rottest Island have been closed due to a shark sighting.
Surf Life Saving WA says its rescue helicopter spotted a three metre white shark near Geordie Bay just before 11:00 am.
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The beaches surrounding Makena Landing Beach Park were closed off Saturday afternoon following a shark attack on a 51-year-old woman from California.
The victim was approximately 20 yards offshore when she was attacked by a shark estimated to be between 10 and 12 feet long, said Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.
The woman suffered nonlife-threatening injuries, including puncture wounds to her right inner thigh and lacerations to the front and back of her right hand from pushing the shark away, Mainaga said.
She was transported to Maui Memorial Medical Center in stable condition.
Ocean Safety crews had closed the beaches one mile to the north and south of the attack site, from Maluaka Beach to Changs Beach.
The beaches were expected to remain closed until first light today, when the situation would be re-evaluated, according to Maui County spokesman Rod Antone.
The species of the shark was unknown as of Saturday night.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Streets are rapidly flooding around the Boardwalk area in Atlantic City and near the Atlantic City Expressway as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
All 12 casinos in Atlantic City shut down Sunday under orders from the governor.
In Cape May the ocean has also breached the main oceanfront drive, Ocean Avenue, near the city's southern end.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Streets are rapidly flooding around the Boardwalk area in Atlantic City and near the Atlantic City Expressway as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
All 12 casinos in Atlantic City shut down Sunday under orders from the governor.
In Cape May the ocean has also breached the main oceanfront drive, Ocean Avenue, near the city's southern end.
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Beaches along the coast have been closed due to lightning.
Quinns, Mullaloo and Sorrento beaches were closed about midday as a storm front rolled in.
Hillarys, Trigg, Floreat, City and North Cottesloe beaches were closed about 12.30pm.
Quinns, Mullaloo and Trigg beaches has now been re-opened
Temperatures reached 36C at about 11.40am today but dropped into the low twenties within an hour.
Thunderstorms and showers are expected to continue throughout the afternoon and into the evening.
This morning Surf Life Savings reported that a tagged white shark was detected at the Ocean Reef receiver at 6.49am.
A surfer reported a 2-2.5m shark about 300-400s south of the surf club at Secret Harbour.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter sighted a 3m shark 200m north of Catherine Bay, Rottnest.
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A 51-year-old woman from California was attacked over the weekend by a shark off Makena Landing Beach Park on Maui.
Maui News (http://is.gd/HfobtI) reports that the beaches near the park were closed Saturday afternoon after the shark attacked the woman when she was about 20 yards from shore. The shark was estimated to be between 10 and 12 feet long.
Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga says the woman suffered puncture wounds to her right inner thigh and lacerations to the front and back of her right hand from pushing the shark away.
She was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center in stable condition.
Beaches were closed one mile to the north and one mile to the south of where the woman was attacked while ocean safety officials evaluated the situation.
Information from: The Maui News, http://www.mauinews.com
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The shark attack occurred at the Makena Landing Beach Park on Maui, reports Maui News. According to Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga, the shark was approximately 10 to 12 feet long. The victim survived the shark attack with non-life threatening injuries, Maui News reports.
The woman was swimming about 20 yards offshore when the shark attacked her. She fought off the great fish but sustained puncture wounds on the inner part of her right thigh and cuts on her right hand. The woman is currently in stable condition and was transported to the Maui Memorial Medical Center, reports Maui News.
Beaches were closed one mile north and south of Makena Landing Beack Park, while the incidnet was investigated, including Maluaka Beach all the way to Changs Beach. According to Maui News, Maui County spokesman Rod Antone said the beaches would remain closed while they investigate the situation.
On Thursday, approximately 36 miles away at Kanaha Beach Park, a shark attacked a stand-up paddler, reports KFVE. The shark, approximately six to eight inches long, attacked Dave Peterson, 55, and knocked him off his board. The incident occurred at 7:30am. The area of the beach is known locally as the boneyards, reports KFVE.
Officials believe the shark that attacked Peterson was a tiger shark. Peterson had no injuries from the shark attack and the beaches were reopened on Friday.
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By Pat Sherman
La Jolla Parks and Beaches, Inc. (LJP&B) voted on its top priorities for capital improvement projects, in anticipation of an invitation by the mayors office for community groups to provide input on the capital improvement budget for fiscal year 2014 this time, well before the city begins working on it in December.
After some discussion and a vote by active LJP&B members in attendance last month, the group decided that its top four priorities (and estimated costs) are: 1) Aesthetic improvements to the sidewalk on Coast Boulevard near Childrens Pool ($250,000) 2) A Coast Walk parking feasibility study ($50,000) 3) Improvements to Scripps Park ($1,863,000) 4) A parking plan for South Coast Boulevard ($299,942).
Prior to the meeting, LJP&B president Patrick Ahern and Dan Allen came up with a list of nine projects to consider. The chosen four priorities were sent to the La Jolla Community Planning Association to be integrated with other La Jolla capital improvement projects of importance, such as park, sewer and street repairs.Projects already under construction were removed from the prioritization process, Allen said, because they are expected to be complete.
Mount Soledad lighting update During public comment, architect James Alcorn offered an update on the Mt. Soledad Memorial Associations proposal to illuminate the flag and portions of the veterans memorial at night. During a lighting test held in July, some of the lights proposed to illuminate the steps and portions of the memorial wall were found to be too bright, Alcorn said.
The end result is that the client has decided not to try to illuminate the walls, Alcorn said. Lighting of the flag was received favorably by those at the test, Alcorn said, and will remain in the plans, thought the flag will be lit from below, rather than from the side.
Alcorn said 7-watt lamps illuminating the steps looked horrible and gave off too much light.
Thank God they did some testing, he said. Theyre now looking at a 3-watt LED lights to light the stairs at the end of certain walls, Alcorn said, for a total of 12 lights.
Lighting of plaques around the circumference of the memorial was also considered too bright and removed from the plans.
Eventually, Alcorn said, there may be a second phase with more lights added to steps at the opposite side of the memorial, but for now there is no plan to add additional lights, he said.
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Fancy a swim this summer? If you're in Canterbury, chances are your favourite beach is safe, a new report shows.
More than 80 per cent of Canterbury's beaches have been graded safe to swim at,says the Ministry for the Environment's Recreational Water Quality in New Zealand report.
The report is based on data from 210 freshwater beaches and 248 coastal beaches acquired over five consecutive summers, including the 2011-12 summer.
Of the beaches monitored in Canterbury, 89 recorded usable data.
Of those, 13.5 per cent were safe for swimming all the time and 41.5 per cent were considered satisfactory for swimming most of the time.
A further 28 per cent were ''generally satisfactory'', but there was a risk of illness for those who swam there as they were potential sources of faecal matter.
The worst swimming spots in Canterbury are the Avon, Heathcote,Kaiapoi and Selwyn rivers, Lyell Creek Lagoon,the Waihao River at Black Hole and the Waihi River at thegorge.
The top spots included Waikuku Beach, Taylors Mistake, Gore Bay and Lake Hood.
Nationally, about 80 per cent of coastal beaches were considered safe to swim in, while about 55 per cent of freshwater beaches fell into the same category.
The reportsaid mosteffects of swimming in contaminated water, such as gastric-intestinal illnesses with symptoms like diarrhoea or vomiting, and infections of the eye, ear, nose and throat, were short-lived.
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Red tide monitors have found levels of the toxic algae bloom at various concentrations this week along Collier County beaches and reported a smattering of dead fish on Barefoot Beach on Wednesday.
Water samples taken Monday showed red tide at background levels at Barefoot and Vanderbilt beaches, at medium levels at Seagate, and at very low levels at the Naples Pier. Red tide was not present at Marco Island beaches, according to the countys pollution control department.
Offshore, patches of water with elevated to very high chlorophyll levels, an indication of a possible red tide, were visible on satellite imagery stretching as far south as southern Collier County, the department reported today.
Red tide is a bloom of microscopic algae that can release a toxin that kills marine life and causes respiratory irritation. The county has not received any reports of respiratory irritation at the beaches but is cautioning people with emphysema and asthma to avoid the beach.
Winds will be mostly from the south this week with a slight westerly shift Friday, which could worsen red tide impacts at the beaches. To report dead fish or red tide symptions, call 239-252-2502. Red tide updates are available on the county hotline at 239-252-2591 or at http://www.colliergov.net/redtideupdate.
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The Department of Environment, Food and Agricultures Environmental Protection Unit, in conjunction with the Governments Analyst Laboratory has completed this years sampling and testing of sea water at the bathing beaches around the Island. The results, interpreted against the 1976 EU Bathing Water Directive, indicate only two beaches failed to achieve the mandatory standard, being Peel and Garwick (Baldrine). This is the best result since 2006 and the second best result since sampling commenced in 1989. This year beaches at Douglas Summerhill, Douglas Central, Douglas Broadway, Port Soderick, Port Grenaugh, Port St Mary, Port Erin, Fenella Beach in Peel, Glen Wyllin, Kirk Michael, Jurby, Port Lewaigue and Laxey all achieved the Good water quality standard whilst the beaches at Derbyhaven, Castletown and Bay-ny-Carrickey recorded Excellent quality bathing water. The results are a significant improvement on last year, which was particularly poor, when seven beaches failed to achieve the required standard for Good quality bathing water. The reason for such good results is not entirely clear as this season has experienced the heaviest summer rainfall since records began on the Island, and rainfall can lead to run-off from the land contributing to bathing water quality failures. This year the good and excellent results are consistent with those areas of the Island where sewage treatment via IRIS is complete, the 2 failures are both from areas where there is no sewage treatment. The Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority is progressing work on the Regional Sewage Treatment Strategy which will eventually pick up the remainder of the coastal sewage discharges for treatment, so far improvements are complete at Dalby, almost complete at Jurby and planned for Kirk Michael, all of which replace inefficient sewage treatment plants. It is hoped the continued progression of the Strategy will maintain the improvements in the quality of the Islands bathing waters. Brenda Cannell MHK, Member for The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture said These results are very encouraging proving the environmental benefits of sewage treatment which would be difficult to demonstrate in the absence of the historic and continued monitoring. It is hoped that with progression of the Regional Sewage Treatment Strategy further improvements in bathing water quality will be seen. Bathing water results are on display at the 19 beaches monitored and can be found on the Environmental Protection Units page of the Department of the Environment, Food and Agricultures website (http://www.gov.im/daff/enviro/protection/).
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By Rick Boone Fox 5 San Diego Reporter
8:15 a.m. PDT, October 16, 2012
SAN DIEGO - A massive dredging project is underway along San Diego County beaches in order to replenish the evaporating coastline.
In an attempt to give life back to oceanfront properties and beachgoers more room to play near the water, San Diego Association of Governments has construction crews in place digging, drilling, and altering the coast from the eroding coastline.
A pipeline is pumping sand from the ocean and kicking it onto the coastal lands.
Oceanside resident Hannes Niedner expressed his concern that waves are getting too close to his home.
Just last week, the tide hit the rocks near my place just swallowing the sand and making the beach invisible, said Niedner.
Oceanside is one of several locations getting a beach facelift. Crews will be working in Oceanside here for a few days, as well as similar projects in Encinitas and Solana Beach.
SANDAG posts beach progress updates on their Facebook and Twitter pages. The current project schedule is :
The projected cost of the project is $28 million.
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A half-full result for countys schools
In response to County schools get dueling report cards (Oct. 12): Even though we are moving in the right direction in terms of the Academic Performance Index Of San Diego Countys 743 schools, 57 percent earned a minimum API score of 800 that still means that 43 percent are below the target. We have lots more work to do.
The U-T encourages community dialogue on important public matters and welcomes letters to the editor. To enable us to publish as many letters as possible, please be aware that lengthy letters might reduce the chances for publication. All letters are subject to editing for accuracy, space, grammar, clarity or other reasons. It is our policy to publish letters supporting or opposing a particular issue in a ratio reflecting the number received on each side. Letters must include a full name, community of residence and a daytime telephone number, though the phone number will not be published.
Furthermore, I was troubled by the two pictures taken at Standley Middle School. On the front page of the paper a teacher is shown gazing over the shoulders of two students while holding her cup of coffee. The second picture, on Page A10 shows the American flag hanging at equal height and alongside the Canadian and another flag. Linda Parker, Kensington
[Thursday] was the first day of rain in some time in our city, and a visit to our coast, particularly a beach where the sewer meets the surf, would have provided the visitor with a disgusting odor, creating almost a gag reaction. Its clear why our waters are unsafe to be in for days if not weeks after a rain.
This really has to change.
Our city has a long list of needs, far longer then our present political candidates and office holders are willing to address. While our present, mayoral candidates argue over whether to use our growing hotel tax (TOT) for better pensions or a larger convention center, here is hoping that the people of San Diego will demand [the TOT] be used to clean our beaches and bays, making them safe for our families and our tourists. Peter Q. Davis, La Jolla
Jan Goldsmiths commentary (Legalizing medical marijuana properly, Opinion, Oct. 11) is skewered with misleading facts and a looks good on paper federal solution to pot by requiring weed be sold to only people who are dying. Really? What about the 5,000-plus remainder of us who arent seriously ill or hospice bound? Do you think the 5,000-plus are going to stop smoking weed? Or will they revert back to the past of the street distribution network?
How could someone with an education in law enforcement and politics be so obtuse and I mean imperceptive? Really. His is no solution. There will still be have and have-nots with marijuana. Nothing will change, except crime will go up. Kirk Perry, Cardiff
It was disturbing to read Mistaken identity, friendly fire in border agents death (Oct. 8). It said that a sensor was set off and that officers responded from different sides. One officer shot the other, and the other officer killed him.
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Letters: school assessment, clean beaches, medical pot and more
By Sheila Mullane Estrada, Times Correspondent Sheila Mullane EstradaTampa Bay Times In Print: Sunday, October 14, 2012
TREASURE ISLAND
Residents here and in other beach towns have gotten used to the idea that every few years, federal taxpayers will cough up the money to renourish the beaches. It's an understanding between the federal and local governments that may not go on for much longer.
In seven years, Treasure Island's eroding beaches won't get any new sand unless Congress reauthorizes the city's 50-year-old beach renourishment program, set to expire in 2019.
City and county officials are working to make sure that does not happen.
Treasure Island is the second city in the country to be affected by the sunsetting of the federal beach renourishment program that began in the 1960s.
The first beach project, in Carolina Beach, N.C., will run out in 2015 and is expected to be a test case for what could happen in Florida.
Other Pinellas County beaches have more time before their beach renourishment could end.
Funding authorization for renourishment for St. Pete Beach will run out in 2030. Sand Key, encompassing beach cities from Madeira Beach north to Clearwater, will continue to be eligible through 2043.
Treasure Island received its first beach nourishment in 1969 and since then has been renourished 14 times, according to county records.
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By Rob Gorta, Times Correspondent Rob GortaTampa Bay Times In Print: Sunday, October 14, 2012
What's hot: The beaches are covered with baitfish such as threadfin herring and scaled sardines. Spanish mackerel, kingfish, cobia, bonito, sharks and jack crevalles are the prominent species on the prowl. Large redfish schools continue to invade shallow-water flats in search of crustaceans. Pinellas Point has several schools in the area. Seatrout, one of the easiest species to catch, are starting to show up everywhere on the grass flats with the cooler water.
Tactics: Slow-trolling threadfin herring off the beaches will entice all of the pelagic species. I start by locating schools of baitfish less than a mile from the beach and deploy baits on a light drag setting using light wire to prevent cutoffs from toothy fish. Stone crab season is also here, so keep an eye out for tripletail hanging out right next to the crab pots.
Tips: Redfish have been tailing on the low tides. I use a small piece of cut bait when targeting tailing reds; it lands softly and is one of the best presentations in shallow water. The east winds have made ideal conditions for drifting the flats for trout. A popping cork with a scaled sardine is one of my favorite presentations. This combination is deadly for trout and will produce lots of fish when drifting over grass flats.
Rob Gorta charters out of St. Petersburg. Call him at (727) 647-7606 or visit captainrobgorta.com.
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Captains corner: Shallow grass flats, beaches are active areas
Two sharks were spotted near Perth beaches today. Picture: Supplied Source: The Daily Telegraph
A TAGGED great white shark has been detected off the coast near Ocean Reef.
The shark was detected by receivers three times between 2.50pm and 3.15pm this afternoon.
The beach remains open.
Meanwhile, the Fisheries Department reported the sighting of a three-metre shark about 50m off the coast of Secret Harbour this afternoon.
It is not known if it was a great white.
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