Sand Sifting Worries Beachcombers and Fossil Hunters in Fernandina Beach, Florida

[Oxytropidoceras]

Sand Sifting Stirs Beachcombing Debate

By Mike Lednovich, Fernandina Observer

 

Loss of shark teeth, fossils will take bite from locals, tourists

By Mike Lednovich, Fernandina Observer

 

Fernandina Beach, Florida, Wikipedia

 

Yours,

Paul H.

[SawTooth]

They are doing a similar project at the beach in mayport, less than a hour away from Fernanda, someone still managed to get a near complete mammoth (or mastodon, I don't exactly remember) tooth about a month ago.

Edited December 7, 2024 by SawTooth

[Fin Lover]

I don't know if they used that equipment when they renourished Folly Beach, but I've heard that the finds have greatly diminished since it was done.

[hadrosauridae]

All beach renourishment involves some type of screening to prevent large chunks of metal from being put onto the beach (and to prevent damage to equipment).  But I've never heard anyone who likes any of these renourishments.  Its very expensive and within a few years, nature has reclaimed all that sand back into the ocean.

[Jaybot]

11 minutes ago, hadrosauridae said:

All beach renourishment involves some type of screening to prevent large chunks of metal from being put onto the beach (and to prevent damage to equipment).  But I've never heard anyone who likes any of these renourishments.  Its very expensive and within a few years, nature has reclaimed all that sand back into the ocean.

Yep- sort of like some of those UAE artificial islands that washed away.

Edited December 7, 2024 by Jaybot