. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. ever been granted since the no-bulkheading law went into effect," says Robin Smith, assistant at- torney general with the Attorney General's office. Rogers says the Fort Fisher case presents the extreme of both sides of an erosion issue. Historians argue that the fort's cultural value far outweighs the value of maintaining adjacent beaches. But on the other extreme, conservation- ists say that granting a variance could set a precedent and lead to more hardening of the state's shoreline. But most
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. ever been granted since the no-bulkheading law went into effect," says Robin Smith, assistant at- torney general with the Attorney General's office. Rogers says the Fort Fisher case presents the extreme of both sides of an erosion issue. Historians argue that the fort's cultural value far outweighs the value of maintaining adjacent beaches. But on the other extreme, conservation- ists say that granting a variance could set a precedent and lead to more hardening of the state's shoreline. But most of the other erosion control methods just won't work at Fort Fisher, Rogers says. There are typically six options for dealing with erosion, he says. 1. Don't locate a structure in high-erosion areas. But it's too late for that option since the fort is already in place. 2. Move it. That's been proposed to save the famed Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Moving the lighthouse is a viable option, but moving an earthworks fort is not. 3. Install sand traps, such as groins or break- waters. But they are typically too expensive and don't provide protection from major storms. The Atlantic Ocean is relentlessly bombarding the historic fort. And with every wave, history is washing away. 4. Nourish the beach. But at Fort Fisher, the erosion rate averages 10 feet per year. Tom Jar- rett, with the Corps of Engineers, estimates beach nourishment would cost $23 million more than the revetment. 5. Take no action, and let the sea claim it— obviously not an option favored by historians. 6. Harden the shoreline. The issue of hardening the shoreline often revolves around the adjacent beaches. Fort Fisher is located at the end of a developed stretch of Kure Beach and just before several miles of state-owned beach. If a revetment were installed, it would probably result in a slight increase in the erosion rate for the beach south of Fort Fisher, Rogers This rubble is all that stands between the oc
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