Category: Coastal News

Sea-Level Rise: How Bad Will It Get, How Are Maine Communities Preparing & What Can Individuals Do?

9/18/2020 - By Cindy Han. Sea-level rise due to global warming along the coast of Maine is increasing at a rapid pace, with some estimates predicting levels to rise by as much as two feet by 2050. We'll discuss what is causing the waters to rise more quickly, how it will impact… SEE MORE

US Harbors Celebrates 2020 Harbormaster Appreciation Day

9/16/2020 - We've got big plans for this year's Harbormaster Appreciation Day! 4 Weeks of Give-Aways: The team here at US Harbors, along with our partners at Hamilton Marine, Fisheries Supply, Grundèns, Rugged Seas, and Sea Tow are celebrating Harbormaster Appreciation Day all month with weekly give-aways: win one for yourself &… SEE MORE

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Smoke from Wildfires in the West Reaches East Coast and Europe

9/16/2020 - By Luke Money. The wildfires that have choked California’s skies with smoke in recent weeks – littering cities with ash, wreaking havoc on regional air quality and transforming the sun into an ominous red orb – have now stretched their sooty tendrils to the other side of the country and… SEE MORE

New Podcast Episode: Chris Bedford, Meteorologist to the Sailing “Stars”, Talks Coastal Weather

9/15/2020 - In this episode of our USH Harbors podcast--All About Our Coasts--Chris Bedford, famed meteorologist who has forecasted for the world's most prestigious sailing races, talks about the challenges in predicting coastal weather, what recreational sailors should know about weather data and forecasts, and about what AI is good at--and not… SEE MORE

Dean Rojas, a perennial favorite on the Bassmaster Elite and Major League Fishing circuits with more than $2.7 million in career winnings uses ECSTAR Marine Engine Oil

The Best Oil for Your Outboard? Ask a Professional Angler

9/15/2020 - Professional tournament anglers demand more out of their gear and equipment than anybody — after all, their livelihoods depend on it. Some of the best professional bass anglers in the business, including Dean Rojas, a perennial favorite on the Bassmaster Elite and Major League Fishing circuits with more than $2.7… SEE MORE

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News from Our Coasts: September 2020

9/15/2020 - NEWS & UPDATES FOR SEPTEMBER News & Virtual Events from Our Partners Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Month We are excited to announce the second annual National Harbormaster Appreciation Day will be celebrated on October 8th, 2020. The holiday, registered with the National Day Archive, is… SEE MORE

La Nina Develops During Peak Hurricane Season

9/14/2020 - A La Nina climate pattern has developed and is likely to persist through the winter, according to an advisory issued today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. La Nina — translated from Spanish as “little girl”— is a natural ocean-atmospheric phenomenon marked by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern Pacific Ocean… SEE MORE

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/05/science/sea-anemones-arms.html

When These Sea Anemones Eat, It Goes Straight to Their Arms

9/9/2020 - By Cara Giaimo. People have a lot of strategies for dealing with the effects of large meals — constitutionals, antacids, workouts, naps. Starlet sea anemones have found a better way: After they eat a lot, they simply sprout some extra arms. In a paper published Wednesday in Nature Communications, researchers… SEE MORE

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Pink Salmon May Benefit as Pacific Arctic Warms

9/4/2020 - The Pacific Arctic is undergoing a rapid transformation. As temperatures rise and sea ice melts, some species will do better than others. A new study suggests that pink salmon may be one of those species. “Our results suggest that warming is both increasing freshwater habitat and improving early marine survival of pink… SEE MORE

NOAA Undergraduate Scholarship Applications are Open

9/2/2020 - Are you interested in a scholarship and paid summer internship with NOAA? Consider applying for the Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship or the Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) Undergraduate Scholarship. Applications are open from September 1, 2020, through February 1, 2021. These prestigious scholarships provide students with an academic… SEE MORE