1. THE IMPACT OF SHORELINE ARMORING ON CALIFORNIA’S OCEAN ECONOMY CHAD NELSEN SURFRIDER FOUNDATION CALIFORNIA AND THE WORLD OCEAN SEPTEMBER 2010

2. CA TOURISM & RECREATION (Kildow & Colgan 2005)

3. THE CA BEACH ECONOMY USE 13.1 Million Californians visited beaches (Leeworthy 2001) 150 million beach visits (Pendleton & Kildow 2006) ECONOMICS $14 Billion in direct revenues (King, 1999) ~$8 Billion in non-market value (Pendleton & Kildow 2006) Beach loss: $8.3 billion (King & Symes 2003)

4. CA COASTAL EROSION (Griggs 2005)

5. SHORELINE ARMORING Ventura, LA, Orange & San Diego County Statewide (Griggs 2005)

7. CA COASTAL ACT Section 30225 Shoreline armoring shall be permitted when required to protectexisting structures in danger from erosion

8. CA COASTAL ACT: MITIGATION …and when designed to eliminate or mitigate adverse impacts on local shoreline sand supply.

11. CONCLUSIONS Beaches: important to CA Ocean Economy CCA continues to allow shoreline armoring Mitigation for beach loss is incomplete Mitigation program needs improvement Alternatives to armoring are essential

12. RECOMMENDATIONS Standardize Recreational Value Approach Day use value Climate change Procedural Guidance Document Develop ecosystem services model Research on beach ecosystem service values Seek alternative to armoring: Managed Retreat

13. QUESTIONS What does mitigation of adverse impacts mean? Where does the money go? Will it be enough? What does the future look like with a robust mitigation program? Are there better alternatives? What are they?

14. CHAD NELSENemail: cnelsen@surfrider.orgtwitter: chadenelsenblog: surfeconomics.blogspot.com