Ocean City testing TrapBags on southend beach | News

These devices are used for dune stabilization and protection of beach dune areas during storm events. They may serve to protect beaches once renourished. Think of them as very large sand bags. Click title for link.

Sentinel Barriers manufactures the TrapBag barrier system. Based in Fort Myers, Fla., Frank Donato, the city’s emergency management director, said the company contacted city officials about a month ago.
“The company was looking for some areas on the East Coast to install some demonstration projects,” Donato said. “They had been in our area, meeting with the Atlantic County engineer. They contacted us and asked if we had a stretch of beach that might need protection.”