Re: More beach replenishment 3/2/20:
Chiming in here - there was a replenishment on LBI around 4-5 years back. After sandy, waves were hitting the bulk head at the end of the blacktop and there was zero beach.
The beaches were definitely hurting after the replenishment in terms of sea life, but this summer we had more life on the beach at my grandmothers street than I've ever seen in 24 years of going down there. Dolphins, baitfish, game fish, birds, and everything in between. My dad fished on that beach every year for 10 years and at most caught a snapper blue or a small kingfish. I caught more fish off the beach last year than he did any year before the replenishment.
Not a scientist or anything, just my 2 cents, but while the beaches may be adversely affect to start they seem to rebound. At least in some cases.
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