Author: US Harbors

The warming world is disrupting aquatic life and ocean patterns, with dire global consequences.

The World’s Oceans Are in Danger, Major Climate Change Report Warns

Environment

9/25/2019 - By Brad Plumer. WASHINGTON — Earth’s oceans are under severe strain from climate change, a major new United Nations report warns, threatening everything from the ability to harvest seafood to the well-being of hundreds of millions of people living along the coasts. Rising temperatures are contributing to a drop in fish… SEE MORE

The Maine Boat Show – Maine’s Newest Boat Show

Boating

9/25/2019 - Debuting this fall at Thompson’s Point in Portland, The Maine Boat Show will feature dozens of Maine’s finest boat dealers, builders, services and marine related vendors. The October 4-6 event is produced by the Maine Marine Trades Association, a nonprofit industry association. A fall boat show is new for the organization according… SEE MORE

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Delaware Fishing Report Week of September 19th

Coastal News

9/20/2019 - DELAWARE BAY - As this is written we are on the third day of another dry nor’easter. Boats have not been out on the ocean or bay since Monday and may not get out until Saturday. What they will find is anybody’s guess. Prior to the blow, the bay was… SEE MORE

Scientists reveal huge losses of North American birds.

Audubon Declares a ‘Bird Emergency’ After Huge Losses Revealed

Environment

9/20/2019 - Today, Science published a study by a joint team of conservation biologists describing a grim picture: a steady decline of nearly three billion North American birds since 1970, primarily as a result of human activities. In other words, within one human lifetime, North America lost more than one quarter of… SEE MORE

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CT Fishing Report Week of Oct 28th, 2019

Connecticut Fishing Report Week of September 19th, 2019

Coastal News

9/20/2019 - ATLANTIC BONITO & LITTLE TUNNY fishing is very good. Atlantic Bonito and Little Tunny (False Albacore, Albies) have been reported at The Race, Niantic Bay, Jordan Cove, Sunken Island, Middleground, Norwalk Islands, South Benson Pier, Stratford Shoal and Sasco Beach. These lightning fast fish are so quick and schools move… SEE MORE

Army Corps of Engineers Waives Fees on National Public Lands Day

Coastal News

9/18/2019 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide in recognition of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 28. The waiver does not apply to… SEE MORE

National Public Lands Day

Maryland Fishing Report Week of September 18th, 2019

Fishing

9/18/2019 - By Keith Lockwood. The change of seasons is always a push-and-pull affair – recently it seemed that summer is just not ready to let go. This is a wonderful time of the year to enjoy the outdoor activities Maryland’s warm weather affords, and is perhaps the best time of the… SEE MORE

Tropical Storm Jerry may become a hurricane by the end of the week.

Tropical Storm Jerry Could Strengthen this Week

Extreme Weather

9/18/2019 - By Christina Maxouris. Another tropical storm has formed in the Atlantic and could strengthen into a hurricane by the end of the week. Jerry, the 10th named storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season, was 855 miles east of the Leeward Islands late Wednesday morning. It had maximum sustained winds… SEE MORE

Tropical Storm

Open season for Atlantic Cod September 15 - 30.

New Hampshire Recreational Saltwater Fishing Regulations

Fishing

9/18/2019 - Recreational saltwater fishing in New Hampshire provides diverse opportunities. Saltwater anglers can cast a line from boats, bridges, jetties or the beach. Many saltwater fish species are available along the coast and in our rivers and bays. Recreational saltwater fishing in N.H. requires a recreational saltwater license. See Recreational Licenses for details. Below are… SEE MORE

Fishing Regulations

America’s Great Loop: “The Last Great Adventure.”

9/16/2019 - The Great Loop has been called “the last great adventure in North America”, and it’s gaining in popularity as hundreds of boats follow the 6,000-mile continuous waterway route every year. The Great Loop takes boaters up the Atlantic seaboard, through historic canals, across the Great Lakes, down the inland rivers… SEE MORE