The development came as plans were submitted for underwater turbines for a tidal energy farm off the coast of Anglesey.
But some of the best-documented damage caused by the accident occurred to the less cuddly species lurking in the tidal pools along the Pembrokeshire coast.
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Plans for a power-generating tidal farm off the north Wales coast have been submitted.
In February, Wales' first commercial tidal energy farm planned off the coast of Anglesey won Welsh government approval.
"The French coast there is extraordinary tidal, I can't imagine people coming in the winter at all, " he said.
Minor tidal flooding was possible along the Delaware coast, the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay and the lower Potomac River, the National Weather Service said.
British researchers suggested that a volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands might, one day, cause a tidal wave to swamp America's east coast.
Strong easterly winds and tidal currents have also taken their toll on wildlife along the coast.
The tidal estuary covers an area from Shingle Street to Aldeburgh along the coast and inland to Blaxhall.
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Last weekend a combination of heavy seas, tidal forces and winds caused flooding and damage on the North Sea coast from Shetland to East Lothian.
Bowbelle was owned by East Coast Aggregates and managed by South Coast Shipping, while the Marchioness was owned and managed by Tidal Cruises.
It has described the Inner Sound, which lies between the Caithness coast and island of Stroma, as one of the Firth's "most energetic" tidal areas.
Earlier this year Cardiff-based Tidal Energy Ltd was given the go-ahead by ministers to test its new DeltaStream underwater generators off the coast for a 12-month trial.
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