Author: US Harbors

A nearly normal hurricane season is predicted by NOAA

Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watches, Warnings, Advisories and Outlooks

8/21/2021 - Now that the 2021 hurricane season is here, it's time to make sure that you know the difference between warnings, watches, advisories and outlooks. On average, 12 tropical storms, 6 of which become hurricanes form over the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, or Gulf of Mexico during the hurricane season. Although… SEE MORE

Tropical Storm Henri Could Track Close to New England With Wind, Rain and Storm Surge Impacts

8/19/2021 - By weather.com meteorologists Tropical Storm Henri is expected to strengthen into a hurricane over the Atlantic, but its exact path and strength when it draws closer to New England are still uncertain. Residents of the Northeast U.S., especially New England and Long Island, should monitor Henri's progress closely since it might… SEE MORE

U.S. Navy Awards $1M to UMES Researcher to Tackle Biofilm Issue

8/19/2021 - By Daniela Prizont-Cado. PRINCESS ANNE, Md.-- The U.S. Navy awarded a $1 million grant to a researcher at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to tackle one of their most costly problems--–biofilm formation, or what's known as 'fouling.' The 'U.S. Navy Minority Serving Institution Grant' was given to Dr. Victoria Volkis,… SEE MORE

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Fishing 101: Best Time to Go Fishing

8/18/2021 - The best time to go fishing can vary quite a bit, especially depending on if you’re saltwater fishing or freshwater fishing. Before we dig into the details, however, we can make one blanket statement: fish just about everywhere are almost always active at sunrise and sunset. These periods of changing… SEE MORE

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Tips to Reduce Your Vacation Carbon Footprint

8/17/2021 - When you’re deciding where to go on your vacation, chances are that you choose a destination partly due to the beautiful environment. Tourism is dependent on intact ecosystems. Tropical beaches, vibrant coral reefs, beautiful vistas and other natural elements are key motivators for vacation choices. What would happen if something… SEE MORE

Endangered North Atlantic right whales are dying at an alarming rate, with heavy losses in Canadian waters.

Lobster Boat Tracking Coming to Protect Whales, Fishery

8/16/2021 - By Patrick Whittle. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America’s lobster fishing businesses could be subjected to electronic tracking requirements to try to protect vulnerable right whales and get a better idea of the population of the valuable crustaceans. An arm of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, an interstate regulatory authority,… SEE MORE

Record Salmon in One Place. Barely Any in Another. Alarm All Around.

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8/15/2021 - By Victoria Petersen. This summer, fishers in the world’s largest wild salmon habitat pulled a record-breaking 65 million sockeye salmon from Alaska’s Bristol Bay, beating the 2018 record by more than three million fish. But on the Yukon River, about 500 miles to the north, salmon were alarmingly absent. This summer’s chum run… SEE MORE

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Global Sizzling: July was Hottest Month on Record, NOAA Says

8/14/2021 - By Seth Borenstein. Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping, U.S. weather officials announced. As extreme heat waves struck parts of the United States and Europe, the globe averaged 62.07 degrees (16.73 degrees Celsius) last month, beating out the previous record set in July 2016 and tied again… SEE MORE

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Northwest Sizzles as Heat Wave Hits Many Parts of US

8/12/2021 - By Gillian Flaccus. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Volunteers and county employees set up cots and stacked hundreds of bottles of water in an air-conditioned cooling center in a vacant building in Portland, Oregon, one of many such places being set up as the Northwest sees another stretch of sizzling temperatures.… SEE MORE

Bay Scallop Season Opens August 16 in St. Joseph Bay/Gulf County

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8/11/2021 - Recreational bay scallop season for Gulf County (including all of St. Joseph Bay) opens Aug.16 and will remain open through Sept. 24. This region includes all state waters from the Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County to the westernmost point of St. Vincent Island in Franklin County. Please continue to monitor… SEE MORE