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Entangled Humpback Whale Cleared of Marine Debris off Maui

2/18/2022 - HONOLULU (AP) — A female humpback whale traveling with a male and a calf has been freed after it was found entangled in a line with a large bundle of marine debris attached. The whale was freed Monday while swimming in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary off… SEE MORE

Humpback Whales

In-Person Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission Meeting – Public

2/16/2022 - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will meet in person March 2-3 at the Tampa Convention Center, Ballroom D, 333 S. Franklin St., Tampa, FL 33602. (Information about parking at the TCC can be found on the city’s website.) The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. ET each day and is… SEE MORE

U.S. Coastline to See Up to a Foot of Sea Level Rise by 2050

2/16/2022 - The United States is expected to experience as much sea level rise by the year 2050 as it witnessed in the previous hundred years. That’s according to a NOAA-led report updating sea level rise decision-support information for the U.S. released today in partnership with half a dozen other federal agencies.… SEE MORE

Boat Launched by US Students Lands in Norway

2/15/2022 - RYE, N.H. (AP) — A small boat launched in October 2020 by some New Hampshire middle school students and containing photos, fall leaves, acorns and state quarters has been found 462 days later — by a sixth grader in Norway. The 6-foot-long (1.8-meter) Rye Riptides, decorated with artwork from the kids… SEE MORE

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Global Study Sheds Light on Benefits of Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture

2/15/2022 - Shellfish and seaweed farms provide sustainable seafood and can improve the surrounding environment. Farmed oysters, mussels, and other bivalve shellfish are some of the most environmentally sustainable sources of animal protein. Worth an estimated $350 million in 2017, shellfish are the most valuable marine seafood produced via aquaculture in the… SEE MORE

The Coast Guard icebreaker THUNDER BAY sits amid the sea smoke at Tilson's Wharf in Rockland.

Icebreakers: Meet The First In A New Generation Of US Coast Guard Ice Pilots

Coastal News

2/14/2022 - As tensions with Russia heat up, the United States will need to recapitalize its broken fleet of heavy icebreakers but central to that mission is recruiting and training a new generation of ice pilots. This is the story of the first officer to graduate from the US Coast Guard’s Afloat… SEE MORE

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/high-tide-bulletin/spring-2020/

New Report Details Steps Needed to Build Climate Resilience in Vulnerable CT Communities

2/14/2022 - A new report on climate resilience in Connecticut is recommending that the state take more steps to dismantle underlying inequality that makes vulnerable communities more susceptible to the effects of climate change. The report, a collaboration between the Yale School of the Environment, the Yale School of Public Health Center on Climate… SEE MORE

Registration is Open for the Camden Classics Cup

Boating

2/14/2022 - Registration is now open for the 6th Annual Camden Classics Cup, July 28-30, 2022. The shoreside landscape will look a lot different this year thanks to the newly reconstructed Lyman-Morse marina complex. What will be the same are two days of great racing on Penobscot Bay, along with the annual Youth… SEE MORE

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Extension of Right Whale Slow Zone Southeast of Atlantic City, NJ – Effective Through 02/27

2/14/2022 - On February 12, 2022, the Atlantic City buoy operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution redetected the presence of right whales Southeast of Atlantic City, NJ. The right whale SLOW Zone (acoustic trigger) is in effect immediately and expires on February 27, 2022. As a reminder, NOAA Fisheries also announced three additional… SEE MORE

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Flares: What’s Right for You?

2/13/2022 - All distress signaling devices have both advantages and disadvantages. The most popular, because of cost, are probably the smaller pyrotechnic devices. Pyrotechnics make excellent distress signals, universally recognized as such, but they have the drawback that they can be used only once. Additionally, there is a potential for both injury… SEE MORE

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