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“Certainly there's a lot less sand behind those breakwaters since Hurricane Katrina, ... But, having said that, it looks like it could have been a lot worse.”
Gregory Stone
“The wider the island, the less sand is lost from the system, ... That does have important implications for future coastal restoration efforts.”
“Again, this is a fairly wide barrier island, ... It's in pretty good shape.”
“New Cut remains elevated above sea level,”
“You can see very clearly a considerable amount of breaching and inundation,”
“A lot of small ponds that were isolated from the Gulf are now exchanging waters with the Gulf, ... lots of sand removal leaving the marsh exposed to the Gulf.”
“Very, very fragile looking system,”
“[PELICAN ISLAND:] Pretty bad shape, ... It's been breached in several areas and there's not much sand there.”
“Chandeleur Island pretty much was erased by Hurricane Ivan and it was starting to recover,”
“We pretty much knew this would happen somewhere along the line.”
