Coastal

Weeding out the Competition: Investigating Seagrass-Seaweed Interactions to Improve Coastal Restoration – Go Health Pro

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Weeding out the Competition: Investigating Seagrass-Seaweed Interactions to Improve Coastal Restoration – Go Health Pro

Banquero monitoring experimental tanks in Melbourne Beach, Florida. Photo Credit: Tom Emge. Luciana Banquero is an M.S. student in the University of Central Florida’s Coastal & Estuarine Ecology Lab. She was awarded the Aylesworth Scholarship in 2024. The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) has been my lifelong favorite animal. I find it incredible that our … Read more

Coastal State Jurisdiction in the Territorial Sea and the Protection of People on Board Foreign-Flagged Vessels – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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Coastal State Jurisdiction in the Territorial Sea and the Protection of People on Board Foreign-Flagged Vessels – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Today—the 10th of December—is an important day for international law. First, on 10 December 1982, the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was adopted in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Among other things, the UNCLOS governs the innocent passage regime, which codifies and stabilises the delicate balance struck between the interests of coastal … Read more

American Coastal returns for $100m Florida wind cat bond, Armor Re II 2024-2 – Go Health Pro

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American Coastal returns for 0m Florida wind cat bond, Armor Re II 2024-2 – Go Health Pro

American Coastal Insurance Company is back in the catastrophe bond market and seeking $100 million or more in Florida named storm reinsurance protection from the issuance of a new Armor Re II Ltd. (Series 2024-2) transaction, Artemis has learned.This will be the second Armor Re II catastrophe bond from the insurer of 2024, having sponsored … Read more

Propagules of Hope: How Florida’s Mangroves are Rooted in Coastal Resilience – Go Health Pro

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Propagules of Hope: How Florida’s Mangroves are Rooted in Coastal Resilience – Go Health Pro

Mangroves in Biscayne Bay. Image by Amy Stuart, UF/IFAS. What morphological features support the use of mangroves in living shorelines?  “Black mangrove roots are similar to seagrass root systems. These roots can be quite extensive, reaching two to three feet long, and are connected to a horizontal root system,” says Zangroniz. “Red mangroves have prop … Read more

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