[SEMCO] New "Marine Extension Bulletin"

[Sheri DeRosa]

Greetings -

Approximately 75 percent of the U.S. ocean shoreline is eroding and 
Massachusetts ocean-facing shore is no exception. New Shoreline Change 
Data Reveal Massachusetts is Eroding, produced by Woods Hole Sea Grant 
and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, describes a recent study, funded by 
MCZM, to analyze and update Massachusetts shoreline change data. The 
project, which also included USGS researchers, involved digitizing a new 
shoreline from digital color orthophotographs along approximately 800 
miles of the Commonwealths shore. The new bulletin reveals data results 
and provides guidance on interpreting long-term shoreline change rates. 
Ongoing efforts to better understand why some areas are eroding and 
others accreting are also described.

The bulletin is available on the web at
http://www.whoi.edu/seagrant/education/bulletins/mass.html. For a hard 
copy, contact our office at (508) 289-2398 or seagrant@whoi.edu. For a 
complete list of publications available from Woods Hole Sea Grant, visit
http://www.whoi.edu/seagrant/Publications/Publications.html.

Sheri DeRosa
WHOI Sea Grant