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Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes off Alaska Coast

10/12/2021 - JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska early Monday in what the Alaska Earthquake Center called an aftershock of a 8.2 quake from late July. Monday’s earthquake was felt throughout the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. It… SEE MORE

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U.S. Hit with 18 Billion-dollar Disasters so Far this Year

10/10/2021 - The United States saw an unprecedented 18 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the first nine months of the year, according to scientists with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information Not only was September 2021 quite warm, but it also brought with it devastating impacts from four of the… SEE MORE

Maine Institute gets $750K to Help State’s Marine Startups

10/10/2021 - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A research institute in Maine has been awarded $750,000 from the federal government to help marine startups. Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine said the Economic Development Administration awarded the money to Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland. She said the money will support the… SEE MORE

Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Harbormaster Profile: Kathy Given of Belfast, Maine

10/8/2021 - Kathy Given, Belfast Harbormaster, has been working on the water in Maine for almost 28 years. We hope you will join us today at 4PM EST as we celebrate hardworking harbormasters across the country. [video width="1080" height="1920" mp4="https://www.usharbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/KathyGiven_Belfast.mp4"][/video] https://www.usharbors.com/2021/10/celebrate-national-harbormaster-appreciation-day-live-on-october-8th-with-us-harbors/ SEE MORE

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FY 2022 Grant Opportunity for Marine Debris Prevention Projects

10/7/2021 - The NOAA Marine Debris Program is proud to announce our FY 2022 Marine Debris Prevention notice of funding opportunity. NOAA will fund prevention projects that actively engage and educate a target audience (such as students, teachers, industries, etc.) in hands-on programs designed to raise awareness, reduce barriers to marine debris… SEE MORE

https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-ida-climate-change-business-new-york-city-floods-ccb72f9b4b838c8dd388de0ed6840266

Summer Storms were a Climate Change Wake-up Call for Subways

10/7/2021 - By Philip Marcelo and David Porter. NEW YORK (AP) — When the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record-breaking rain on the East Coast this month, staircases into New York City’s subway tunnels turned into waterfalls and train tracks became canals. In Philadelphia, a commuter line along the Schuylkill River was washed out… SEE MORE

Lake Huron - Image by David Phelps from Pixabay

Fishing 101: Best Weather for Fishing the Great Lakes

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10/6/2021 - By Kenneth Reaves of PerfectCaptain.com The Great Lakes span 94,250 square miles, and together they contain 21% of the world’s freshwater supply! If you’re in the area of one of the Great Lakes, it’s well worth a day out on the water. The fishing is excellent on all 5 of… SEE MORE

LMA 1 Restricted Area Goes Into Effect on October 18

10/5/2021 - On September 18, NOAA Fisheries published modifications to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan for the lobster and Jonah crab trap/pot fishery, which includes a new restricted area in Lobster Management Area (LMA) 1. This restricted area goes into effect on October 18, and will remain closed to fishing with persistent… SEE MORE

Celebrate National Harbormaster Appreciation Day LIVE on October 8th with US Harbors

10/5/2021 - Join us LIVE to celebrate Harbormaster Appreciation Day! We’re hosting an online party where we’ll be drawing prizes, announcing the winners of our give-aways, and talking to some wonderful Harbormasters around the country. And be sure to invite your Harbormaster too!!! THIS YEAR’S THEME: “What It Takes to Become a… SEE MORE

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Why Did the Northern Shrimp Population Collapse?

10/5/2021 - An extreme heatwave in the Gulf of Maine in 2012 resulted in the warmest ocean temperatures in the region in decades. By 2013, the Atlantic northern shrimp population in the gulf had experienced a stock “collapse.” That is what fishery scientists call a rapid decrease in numbers that is not a natural… SEE MORE