Change in Contact Details for the CZMU

Please note that the contact details for Coastal Zone Management Unit have changed as follows:

Main Office Number: (246) 535-5700

Office Fax Number: (246) 535-5741

The CZMU apologizes for any inconvenience this change may have caused.

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Glossary of Terms

Scour Protection

Protection against erosion of the seabed in front of the toe.

Marina

A specially designed harbour with moorings for pleasure yachts and small boats.

Nearshore Circulation

The ocean circulation pattern composed of the nearshore currents and the coastal currents.

Littoral Cell

A reach of the coast that is isolated sedimentologically from adjacent coastal reaches and that features its own sources and sinks. Isolation is typically caused by protruding headlands, submarine canyons, inlets, and some river mouths that prevent littoral sediment from one cell to pass into the next.

Hydrology

The study of the processes affecting the movement of freshwater, including underground waters.

Sediment

Loose fragments of rocks, minerals or organic material which are transported from their source for varying distances and deposited by air, wind, ice and water. Other sediments are precipitated from the overlying water or form chemically, in place.

The fine grained material deposited by water or wind.

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