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Heavy Rainfall Threat Across the Eastern US

9/21/2021 - A strong cold front will continue to slowly push east today, providing a focus for showers thunderstorms from the Great Lakes to southern Texas. While severe thunderstorms are not expected, heavy rainfall is likely, with scattered flash flooding possible, especially from the Tennessee and lower Ohio valleys northeastward across Lower… SEE MORE

Tropical Storm Rose Forms as the 17th Atlantic Storm of 2021

9/20/2021 - By Hannah Gard. This year's busy tropical season continues as more activity ramps up in the Atlantic. Tropical Depression Seventeen intensified into Tropical Storm Rose Sunday afternoon, about 370 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, says the National Hurricane Center. The other active storm currently in the Atlantic basin is Tropical… SEE MORE

To find early season stripers, think shallow and moving waters.

A Cape Ann Teenager Makes a Bid for Striper Fishing Fame

9/19/2021 - By Billy Baker. MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — It’s 4 a.m. and 18-year-old Finn Hawley is in a shed behind his house, doing what he does most days, which is preparing to go fishing for striped bass. Hawley is a lanky teen, just under 6 feet 4 inches tall, and despite the pre-dawn hour,… SEE MORE

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Newport International Boat Show Announces New Products Award Winners

9/17/2021 - Newport, R.I. – Newport Exhibition Group, owners and producers of the Newport International Boat Show, announced today the results of this year’s Newport For New Products™ (NFNP) Awards. Judged on Thursday during the Show’s opening day and announced at an awards ceremony on Friday, September 17, 2021, the 14th Annual NFNP winners… SEE MORE

Newport International Boat Show

Image Courtesy of AP News / Noah Berger.

California Wildfires Threaten Famous Giant Sequoia Trees

9/17/2021 - By Noah Berger and John Antczak. THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters wrapped the base of the world’s largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they tried to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning Thursday in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada. The colossal General Sherman Tree… SEE MORE

Sequoia National Park

Sept. 24: Last Day to Harvest Bay Scallops this Year

9/17/2021 - The last day to recreationally harvest bay scallops in Gulf County through northwest Taylor County, and in Levy through Hernando counties is Sept. 24. The season officially closes Sept. 25. Once these areas close, scallop harvest will not reopen until the 2022 season, the dates of which are noted below. For information… SEE MORE

https://sfist.com/2020/04/26/californias-dungeness-crab-season-will-end-on-may-15-to-shield-whales-from-harm/

Now is Best Time for Crabbing on Oregon Coast

9/16/2021 - (Oregon Coast) – Wildlife officials on the Oregon coast say starting in September, this is the best time to go crabbing in bays and estuaries. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) sent out that declaration Tuesday. It's a combination of the Dungeness crabs' life cycle and what weather does… SEE MORE

Harbormaster Appreciation Profiles

9/15/2021 - In the lead-up to the third annual Harbormaster Appreciation Day (October 8th), we are sharing profiles from Harbormasters from across the United States. Let us know about your Harbormaster and what make him or her an integral part of your community! Newport Harbor, California Paul Blank - I have been… SEE MORE

Rhode Island Researchers Tracking 8 Young Great White Sharks

9/15/2021 - WAKEFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Researchers are hoping that eight recently released young great white sharks will yield insights into some of the questions scientists still have about the famous species. The sharks were released after being tagged with tracking devices by researchers this summer at the Atlantic Shark Institute of… SEE MORE

Great White Shark

Salmon Collapse Sends Alaskans on Lower Yukon Scrambling for Scarce Alternatives

9/14/2021 - By Zachariah Hughes. Cyril Jones dropped hunks of moose meat off around town to neighbors who might need it. He delivered a hefty rack of ribs, then he doubled back to the river to lug a rump roast and thick brisket slab from the floor of his boat to the… SEE MORE