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Proceedings
of the
Twelfth International Conference of The Coastal Society
Our Coastal Experience:
Assessing the Past, Confronting the Future
21-24 October 1990
St. Anthony HotelSan Antonio, Texas
William M. Wise, Editor
Copyright © The Coastal Society, 1993
The papers presented here comprise the TCS 12 conference proceedings.They reflect the authors' opinions and are published with minor editorialchanges from their conference presentation. Their inclusion in thispublication does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the editor orTCS.
While these papers may be reprinted for educational usewithoutpermission, proper credit must be given to the individual authors andTCS. Reproduction of these papers for any other purpose requires theconsent of the individual authors.
Published byThe Coastal Society
P.O. Box 2081
Gloucester, MA 01930-2081
1990 Conference Sponsors andSupporting Organizations
Sponsoring Organizations
Espey Huston & AssociatesGalveston Bay Foundation
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOAAOffice of Ocean Resource Coordination and Assessment, NOAA
National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAANational Ocean Industries Association
Marine Sciences Research Center, The University at Stony BrookTexas General Land Office
Oregon Sea Grant ProgramU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Wetlands Research Center, U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceWorld Wildlife Fund & Conservation Foundation
Supporting Organizations
i Center for Marine Conservation
/ Coastal States OrganizationUniversity of Delaware
Congressional Office of Technology AssessmentEast Carolina University
Galveston Bay FoundationGulf Conservation Association
. Louisiana Geological Surveyi SeaNct Legal Network
Texas A&M UniversityU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Women's Aquatic Network
TCS 12 Conference Officials
publicity, Thomas Bigford & Susan Essiglocal arrangements, Allen Martinfinancial support, Laruiston King
conference coordinator, William Wise
Thomas BigfordThomas BrightRich DelaneyThomas DeMoss
Susan EssigShirley FiskeWilliam Gordon
Ken Hinman
Lauriston KingThomas Kitsos
Geraldine Knatz
Robert KnechtGary MagnusonAllen Martin
Beth Milleman
William Queen
Donald SquiresWilliam Wise
Program Planning Committee
National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAATexas A&M University Sea Grant ProgramUniversity of MassachusettsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
National Sea Grant College ProgramNew Jersey Marine Sciences ConsortiumNational Coalition for Marine ConservationTexas A&M UniversityHouse Merchant Marine & Fish CommitteePort of Long Beach, CaliforniaUniversity of DelawareCoastal States OrganizationTexas A&M University Sea Grant ProgramCoastal Alliance
East Carolina UniversityUniversity of ConnecticutState University of New York
1990 Coastal Society Officials
Officers
Lauriston R. King, PresidentWilliam H. Queen, Past President
Earlc N. Buckley, TreasurerGary Magnuson, Treasurer
Board of Directors
Robert Costanza
Trudy CoxeSusan Essig
Nancy FosterMargaret JohnstonGeraldine Knatz
William Wise
Committee Chairpersons
Donald Davis, MembershipRich Delaney, Policy
William Eichbaum, International
Executive Director
Thomas Bigford
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. STATE OCEAN ROLES
Hawaii and the Ocean
M. Casey Jarman & Kem Lowry 1
Ocean Management Capacity in the Stateof Alaska: Bridging Resources inState & Federal Waters
Jon Isaacs 7
Critique of Ocean Policy Develoment in Washington StateMarc J. Hcrshman 19
Ocean Policy Development in the State of OregonEldon Hout 29
California's Ocean Resources Management (CORM) Program: History,Status, Promise
Susan O'Malley Wade 39
Offshore Louisiana: A Case StudyMichael W. Wascom & James G. Wilkins 49
Preliminary Findings of an Ocean Policy Study in MississippiRichard J. McLaughlin 57
II. PLANNING, POLICY, AND DECISION-MAKING IN THECOASTAL ZONE
Public Trust Tidelands in Mississippi: Implementation of the PhillipsPetroleum Decision
Margaret Anne Brctz 69
Qualitative Analysis of a Coastal Region within a Geographic InformationSystem
Douglas Gaffncy 73
Protecting Threatened Species: Turtles, Technology and PoliticsAlan D. Risenhoover & Lauriston R. King 83
Arc Habitat Laws and Policies Responsive to Coastal Habitat Threats?John R. Hall & Alan D. Risenhoover 97
A Comparison of Two States' CoastalWetlands Management: Legal Issuesand Policy Distinctions
J. Owens Smith 109
"Progctto Adriatico": Learning for Planning in the Adriatic CoastCarlo Cencini and Stefano Torrcsani 119
The National Estuary Program: An Innovative Federal-State Approach tothe Design of Estuary Governance Policies
Mark Imperial, Tim Hennessey and Donald Robadue, Jr.... 129
Special Area Management as a BasicMethod for Planning and Guiding theDcveloment of Ecuador's Coastal Zone
Donald Robadue Jr 141
The Effects of Land Use Restrictions on Housing Prices in Anne ArundelCounty, Maryland: A Hedonic Analysis
Rebecca Mctzncr Seter 151
The Gulf of Maine Program: An Ecosystem Approach to Ocean andCoastal Management
David Kcelcy, Peter Underwood, and Melissa Waterman ... 165
An Environmental Policy for the FutureThomas E. Bigford 173
The Fourth Migration: A Scenario for CoastalPlanningin the 21st CenturyNortheastern U.S.?
Donald F. Squires 177
Federal Coastal Legislation - A Comparison of Recent Trends with the PastTwo Decades
Susan Essig 185
Growth Along the Nation's Coasts: A Preview of NOAA's UpcomingReport on Coastal Development
Thomas J. Culliton, John J. McDonough.III, Maureen A. Warren,Timothy Goodspccd, David G. Remcr, Carol M. Blackwell, andDavid M. Lott 195
The Gulf of Mexico ProgramDouglas A. Lipka, Russell E. Putt, Lloyd Wise, Frederick C.Kopfler, William Whitson 209
The Spanish Shores Actof 1988: A New Approach to Coastal ManagementIssues
Francisco Montoya 219
The Texas Coastal Management Plan: A State Initiative for CoastalResource Management
Andrew Mangan 227
North Carolina's Unprecedented Approach to Reviewing Mobil's Plan toExplore for Gas and Oil Off its Coast.
Donna D. Moffitt 237
U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers' Ocean Policy and it's Relationship with theCoastal Zone Management
Laura S. Howorth 245
Assessing the Past and Confronting the Future of Marine Protected AreaDesignation: Analysis of Cases from the U.S. and Ecuador
Amrit Work Kendrick 255
Trust inSources of Technical Information About Coastal Resources Amongthe General Public
Dennis L. Soden, Janet S. Conary, and DeniscE. Cromp ... 263
Assessing Public Opinion RegardingBeach RestorationDennis L. Soden 275
Natural Resource ResponsibilitiesKathcrine A. Pease 281
III. COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Plastics in the Ocean: More Than a Litter ProblemKathryn J. O'Hara 291
The Failure of Federal Regulations: An Analysis of Federal Boat SewageRegulations
Maureen E. Eldredgc 303
A Preliminary Comparison of Vegetation and Soil in Healthy andDeteriorating Brackish Marsh, Marsh Island Louisiana
J.A. Nyman and R.D. DcLaune 313
Overview of the First Four Years of the NOAA National Status and TrendsMussel Watch Program
Terry L. Wade, Jose' L. Scricano, James M. Brooks, andBobby J. Presley 323
Buffer Zones: The Environment's Last DefensePeg Brady and Robert Buchsbaum 335
Are CoastalWetlands Better Off as a Result of Coastal Zone Management?Laurie J. McGilvray 351
National Status and Trends Program: National Overview of Trace MetalConcentrations in Coastal Surficial Sediments
Andrew Robertson, CharlesA. Parker, and James Price 363
A Mixing Zone Model for Use with Virginia's Toxics Management ProgramArthur J. Butt 373
The Prescription for Saving Our Coastal WatersSharon E. Dean 383
The Impact of Beach Sand Mining in Montserrat and the Islands of theEastern Caribbean
Gillian Cambers 4°5
The Usefulness of Transplanted Oysters in Biomonitoring StudiesJose' L. Scricano, Terry L. Wade, & James M. Brooks 417
The Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP): Plansfor Gulf of Mexico Monitoring in 1991
Kevin Summers, John Macauley, James Clark, John Paul, TomHeitmullcr.and Fred Hollander 431
IV. SCIENCE AND LOUISIANA'S CHANGING COASTALLANDSCAPE
Effects of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Land LossKaren E. Ramsey & Shea Penlami 443
Coastal Erosion and Wetland Loss in LouisianaShea Penland 453
Coastal Currents off an Eroding Louisiana Barrier IslandSteven P. Murray, Myron Young and Mark Wagner 475
Man at Risk in Louisiana's Coastal Zone - The Need for aComprehensive GIS
Donald W. Davis, Randolph A. McBridc,and FarrellW. Jones 485
V. DEVELOPING COASTAL RESOURCES
Useand People's Perceptions of Waterfront Walkways. Three CaseStudies in Wisconsin: Manitowoc, Sheboygan, & Milwaukee
Oscar Herrera 501
Breakwaters for Erosion Control, Waste Management and WaveEnergy
Martin Iorns 511
Assessment of Offshore Sand Bodies for Coastal ProjectsT. John Rowland 519
Physical Model Testing of Harbor Improvements at Olcott Harbor, NYRobert R. Bottin, Jr 529
The Deployment of Floating Breakwaters: Design GuidanceRobert M. Sorensen 539
The EXXON Valdez Oil Spill: What Can Coastal States Do toPrevent Future Spills
Virgil F. Keith 547
Innovative Meansof Acquiring and Enhancing Coastal Public AccessPaul C. Ticco 569
The Environmental/Ecological Aspects of Small-Craft HarborConstruction
DavidBurrage and Edward J. Pullcn 577
Port Development - It's Relationship to Our Coastal ExperienceToni Whitmore 593
Membrane Structures in Water for Fisheries Developmentand Environmental Protection
Takashi Kano, Hirokazu Minami, and Yutaka Honjo 601
Offshore Oil and Gas Problems from International and IndustryPerspectives
Paul L. Kelly 611
Nearshore Berm Site Selection and Construction: South Padre Island,Texas
T. Neil McLellan 629
Distribution Analysis of Heavy Minerals on the Inner ContinentalShelf of Virginia
Hakan Ozalpasan 637
VI. COASTAL HAZARDS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT
Evaluating the Impact of a Hurricane on a Local CommunityJ. Frederick Hickerson 653
On the Use of NOAA's Storm Surge Model, SLOSH, in ManagingCoastal Hazards: The Experience in Puerto Rico
Aurelio Mcrcado 661
Pre-Storm Beach Profile Survey Under Hurricane ThreatShang-Yih Wang 671
Vertical Land Movements in Coastal Washington: Implications forCoastal Erosion and Sea Level Rise
Hugh Shipman 681
VII. TOE DYNAMIC COAST
Transport and Movement of Suspended Sediment in a PartiallyMixed Estuary, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, U.SA.
John Althausen 693
Coastal Marsh Nourishment Through Freshwater Diversions inSoutheast Louisiana
Jack Mogcr and Kenneth J. Faust 705
Wetlands Creation as a Treatment for Shoreline Erosion in GalvestonBay, Texas
Edward Seidcnstickcr and Robert W. Nailon 715
On the Loss of Estuarine Bay Areas Due to Barrier Island MigrationDavid Basco 727
Recent Advances in Physical Movable-Bed Modeling at theCoastal Engineering Research Center
Jimmy Fowler 743
Shoreline Determination AlongGently Sloping Shores: AMultidisciplinary Approach
Richard L.Watson, John W. Tunncll, Jr., William N. Lothrop,and Shannon H. Ratliff 755
VIII. COASTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Coastal Management Approaches to Public EducationJohn R. King 757
Marine Extension Programs: Opportunities and ChallengesNorman K. Bender 777
Marine Science Education in American Samoa: A Palagi in ParadiseNancy Daschbach 791
Evaluating Marine and Coastal Education ProgramsJ. Frederick Caslick 801
IX. THE HUMANITIES AND THE COAST
Jack Rudloe's Coastal Wasden: The Living Dock at PanaceaDennis Berthold 809
TheTexas GulfCoast in Fiction: An Uneasy SettingStephen Curley 817
Winslow Homer: English Inspiration to American RealizationPriscilla M. Paton 825
X. LIVING MARINE RESOURCES OF THE COAST
"Dermo" and the El Nino/Southern Oscillation. Are Yearly Changesin Perkinsus marinus. Parasitism in Oysters (Crassostrea vireinica)Controlled by Climatic Cycles in the Gulf of Mexico?
Elizabeth A. Wilson and Eric N. Powell 835
Life History and Growth Requirementsof the Domoic AcidProducer Nitzchia pungens f. multiseries from Galveston Bay
Maureen E. Reap and Greta A. Fryxcll 843
Salt Marsh Creation in the Nueces River Delta, Texas:Establishment of Estuarine Faunal Use
Barbara F. Ruth, John W. Tunnel, Jr.,and Thomas E. Grahl 853
Life History and Population Dynamics of Spotted SeaTrout in LouisianaDonna S. Wicting and Donald M. Baltz 867
Can Shrimp Release Programs Be an Effective FisheryManagement Tool?
Jurij Homziak 875
The Texas Coastal Aquaculturc FacilityJack Boettcher, William Nicll, and Mike Hightower 887
Aquaculturc in Dredged Material Containment Areas: MultipleUses, Multiple Benefits
Jurij Homziak 891
Alphabetized author information 903