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Meet Hawaii Fish Company, Tilapia Farmers in Hawaiʻi
By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. For husband and wife duo Ron and and Estralita Weidenbach, fish farming is a family business. The couple met in the 1970s while Ron was consulting at the East West Center in Honolulu and the World Bank, focusing on sustainable aquaculture projects in Asia. Estralita was a… SEE MORE
Kelp Farms and Marine Life Co-Exist in Southeast Alaska
By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. Marine aquaculture, or mariculture, provides economic opportunities for coastal communities in Alaska through farming shellfish and seaweed. NOAA Fisheries continues to support Alaska’s growing aquaculture industry through policy and permitting—providing access to resources and research. A recent study highlights one of our newest aquaculture research collaborations. Through this… SEE MORE
Celebrate National Seafood Month
By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. As we welcome autumn, we also celebrate National Seafood Month! Join us all month long to celebrate sustainable seafood with new feature stories, recipes, videos, and more. There’s a lot to celebrate because—aside from being scrumptious—seafood is good for you, good for the economy, and good for… SEE MORE
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Quietly Sophisticated: The Hood 42 LM
By US Harbors At first glance, the Hood 42 LM might be confused for a boat that worked the Maine coast fifty years ago, but upon further inspection, the fifteen coats of Epifanes varnish over mahogany and custom-cast bronze hardware reveal that this boat was built for cruising. Beyond the… Learn More
Newport Boat Show 2026: Award Winners, New Boats and a Castle Hill Sunset
By US Harbors The weather was perfect as the US Harbors crew arrived in Newport on Thursday for the opening day of the 55th Newport International Boat Show. The show marks the unofficial start of the fall boat show season, and part of its appeal is that it’s just steps… SEE MORE
Concrete Ships Hiding in Plain Sight: The Forgotten Breakwaters of America's Harbors
By Jordan Hanssen, best4boats. There’s a good chance a concrete ship is lurking in your local harbor — and you’ve never noticed. Built during both World Wars when steel was scarce, concrete vessels served as tankers, barges, and cargo carriers before finding a remarkably durable second life as breakwaters in… SEE MORE
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Is Offshore Construction Noise Stressing New England's Lobsters? WHOI Scientists Want to Know
By Kiran Johnson, whoi.edu. As offshore wind farms multiply along the New England coast, a question with real consequences for one of the region’s most valuable fisheries is getting its first rigorous scientific investigation: does the noise from wind farm construction affect the American lobster? WHOI scientists are working alongside… SEE MORE
Why NOAA Matters: Maine's Island Institute Makes the Case
Why NOAA Matters: Maine’s Island Institute Makes the Case Every mariner who checks a forecast before leaving the dock, every harbormaster tracking a king tide, and every fishing family checking for water temperature shifts is relying, often without thinking about it, on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, commonly shortened… SEE MORE
