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Maine Tribal Fishermen Lead Eel Restoration Project

6/13/2024 - By Paul Molyneaux. On a cool May morning after Maine tribes have harvested their 21 percent of Maine’s 9,688-pound elver quota, Passamaquoddy fisherman Erik Francis empties his fyke nets and pours a little less than two ounces of elvers and glass eels into a bucket. “Both tides are in daylight right now,” he says. “So, they… SEE MORE

Sailing in Alaska? Watch Out for Tsunamis

6/8/2024 - By Christian Elliott. Tour boat operators and cruise ship captains face a growing hazard: tsunamis generated by collapsing cliffs. If disaster strikes, what should they do? In 2015, 76 million cubic meters of rock crashed from the rugged cliffs above a southeastern Alaska fjord and into the water below. The landslide… SEE MORE

In Coastal British Columbia, the Haida Get Their Land Back

5/2/2024 - By Serena Renner. By affirming Indigenous land ownership, British Columbia and the Haida Nation are signaling a new era for Indigenous relations. Twenty years ago, Geoff Plant, the then attorney general of British Columbia, made an offer to the Haida Nation. Many West Coast First Nations, including the Haida, had… SEE MORE

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A diver free-dives to the bottom of a fish farm off the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii by civileats.com.

Addressing Aquaculture to Protect Coastal Communities

4/30/2024 - By Paul Molyneaux. Don’t Cage Our Oceans, a coalition of 55 fisheries and conservation groups, sent a delegation to Washington, D.C., on March 19, 20, and 21 to present legislators with information they are not getting from pro-aquaculture lobbyists. “We met with many Representatives and Senators and their staff members… SEE MORE

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San Nicolas Island: Inspiration for “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

4/19/2024 - By Lesekker. FROM 1835 TO 1853, A Native American woman, stranded after the evacuation of her people, lived alone on San Nicolas Island. Her story inspired one of the most popular children’s novels ever written. Named Karana in Scot O’Dell’s Island of the Blue Dolphins, the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island’s… SEE MORE

What’s In a Fish’s Name?

4/8/2024 - By Katarina Zimmer. Indigenous people processed the fishes’ oily flesh into preservatives, medicine, and food. When dried, the fish could even be ignited and used as candles, hence the English names “oilfish” and “candlefish.” Some Haida communities in what is now British Columbia obtained hum (eulachon oil) or saaw (dried and smoked eulachon) in… SEE MORE

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U.S. Cup Challenger To Open Sailing Center

3/3/2024 - By Eric Colby. American Magic, the U.S. challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, has made an agreement to open a high-performance training center in Pensacola, Fla. The syndicate secured a lease agreement with the city to open the facility at the Port of Pensacola. It will serve as headquarters for… SEE MORE

How to Love an Oyster

2/9/2024 - By Brendan Borrell. Most people, even those who know a thing or two about oysters and may perhaps enjoy eating them, have no idea that the sweet and buttery bivalves they are slurping down in San Francisco or Vancouver are not the native species of the West Coast but Japanese… SEE MORE

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New Wetland Park in Delaware Solves Decades of Flooding Issues

12/7/2023 - From NOAA's Office of Coastal Management. The Takeaway: A formerly contaminated area in Delaware has been turned into a park that restores and enhances existing wetlands, provides a recreation area for the community, and hosts a stormwater management facility that reduces flooding. A new 1,800-foot handicap-accessible route runs through the… SEE MORE

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Widening Safety: FISH Wellness Act Helps Fishing Communities

12/6/2023 - FISH Wellness Act can advance safety training and fishermen’s health programs In fishing families and communities across the country, respect for the ocean is a lesson handed down from one generation to the next. Safety training is becoming part of that tradition. “Fishing communities are close-knit by nature,” said Emily… SEE MORE

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