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Preparing for El Niño 2026

Prepare AHEAD of TIME

Flood Barriers, Cofferdams, & Erosion Control Solutions — designed by OCEAAN Coastal Planning and Engineering.

TrapBag
  • 50 ftof barrier in 50 sec
  • 1 dayfull deployment

Don't compete with emergency response agencies for the same materials.
When the storm arrives they get expensive and scarce — order your TrapBags with anticipation.

The Project

Emergency Preparedness & Resilient Beaches

Explore the full presentation by Dr. Claudia Avendaño, President of OCEAAN.

TrapBag Project — slide 1 of 32
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Why TrapBag

Modular protection that grows with the situation

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Deployed in one day

Fillable with materials that are easy to find and readily available on site.

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Modular design

Units combine in different configurations and can grow as conditions change.

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Reusable

Easily removed after the storm, releasing pristine sand back to the beach — keep the TrapBag for the next event.

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Adaptable

Fill with sand, gravel or concrete. Place on water, sand, gravel or concrete.

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Can be made permanent

Filled with concrete it becomes permanent protection, reducing cost and construction time.

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Compliant by design

Coastal Act compliant, aligned with LCP rules, minimizing impacts and earning approval by local agencies.

Applications

What it protects

  • Coastal cliffs
  • Existing sea walls from scouring
  • Critical infrastructure
  • Embankments
  • Flooding of critical facilities
  • Lateral erosion & mud slides
  • Buried dune protection
  • Beach nourishment investments

See it in action

Videos

Deploy 50 ft of barrier in only 50 seconds
TrapBag Reusable Flood Barrier Installation
Increasing berm height for shoreline protection, flood control and mud slide containment
Coastal Erosion Control — Baker's Bay, Bahamas

Tell us more about your needs

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OCEAAN can help you design a progression of adaptive measures to protect your property.