Impact of a port and its structures on the morphodynamics of a tidal basin and its adjacent coast: A case study of Bluefields Bay, Nicaragua

To improve the socioeconomic situation in the Republic of Nicaragua, the government has decided to strengthen the country’s transport infrastructure by building a port on the Caribbean coast. The future port will be in Bluefields Bay, which can be characterised as a lagoon-shaped estuary. The inner basin is connected to the sea by two tidal...