Thisprocedureappliesonly to regular semidiurnaltidal watersforecasts and cannotaccuratelypredictfull-tidewaters (such as the North Bay) andirregular diurnal tidal waters.
In mid-July, the department's Mineral Management Services, which controls the mineral rights on federal lands, asserted its jurisdiction over renewable energy projects--wind, wave, solar and tidal energy--on federal waters in the Outer Continental Shelf.
Ambitious plans for offshore renewable energy projects are crowding the waters--floating wind farms, tidal-power turbines and wave-energy barges--all expected in the next decade.