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

Coastline

The line that forms the boundary between the coast and the shore. Commonly referred to as the line that forms the boundary between the land and the water (especially the water of a sea or ocean, also called the shoreline).

Dredging

The practice of excavating or displacing the bottom or shoreline of a water body.

Oversplash

The water that splashes over the top of a breakwater, seawall or other coastal defence structure.

Storm Surge

A temporary rise in sea level associated with a storm's low barometric pressure and onshore winds.

Revetment

A sloping type of shoreline armouring often constructed from large interlocking boulders. Revetments tend to have a rougher (less reflective) surface than seawalls.

Shingle

Loosely and commonly, any beach material coarser than ordinary gravel, especially any having flat or flattish pebbles.

Strictly and accurately, beach material of smooth, well-rounded pebbles that are not roughly the same size. The spaces betwen pebbles are not filled with finer materials.

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