FIXED STRUCTURES. Structures fixed to the seafloor either via a foundation or via anchor(s), piles, guys, towers, or other methods, including but not limited to piers, as well as platforms and monopoles, such as those used for ocean energy development. Contrast to systems that are anchored, but float, such as a buoy or a net pen.
FIXED STRUCTURES. Structures fixed to the seafloor either via a foundation or via anchor(s), piles, guys, towers, or other methods, including but not limited to piers, as well as platforms and monopoles, such as those used for ocean energy development. Contrast to systems that are anchored, but float, such as a buoy or a net pen. FOREDUNE: The large, currently developing primary dune, closest to the ocean. FUNCTIONS AND VALUES: Those beneficial tasks performed by a natural feature [function], such as a wetland improving water quality; and the importance or worth of that task to society [value].
