An alternative to dredging aims to capture moving sand to protect the archipelago from erosion and rising seas.

Ocean shipping expert John D ... Intermodal analyst Larry Gross in a report says the proposed port fees are large enough to change shipping patterns and drive some share shift to Canadian ports.

The group focuses on observing and modeling coastal processes including beach evolution, cliff erosion, and nearshore waves. A specialized team of oceanographers, engineers, and graduate students ...