Calendar of Events for CZMU's 40th Anniversary

The CZMU is celebrating 40 years in existance as an entity of the Government of Barbados in 2023. To mark the occasion the Unit will be undertaking several activities throughout the year both for internal staff and external participants. Please see the calendar of events below:

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Glossary of Terms

Erosion

The loss of sediment, sometimes indicated by the landward retreat of a shoreline indicator such as the water line, the berm crest, or the vegetation line.

Accretion

The deposition of sediment, sometimes indicated by the seaward advance of a shoreline indicator such as the water line, the berm crest, or the vegetation line.

Secchi Disk

Visibility disk (white and black, 30cm diameter) used to measure the transparency of water.

Runnel

A corrugation or trough formed in the foreshore or in the bottom just offshore by waves or tidal currents (see ridge and runnel).

Setback

A required open space, specified in shoreline master programmes, measured horizontally upland from a perpendicular to the ordinary high water mark.

Port

A place where vessels may discharge or receive cargo; it may be the entire harbour including its approaches and anchorages, or only the commercial part of a harbour where the quays, wharves, facilities for transfer of cargo, docks, and repair shops are situated. Protection may be provided by natural or artificial features.

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Calendar of Events for CZMU's 40th Anniversary