Category: Health & Safety

2021 NJ Licenses Now Available

12/2/2020 - Don't wait and get caught without a license on January 1 - get your 2021 license now online or at an agent. Permit deer seasons remain open in many zones in 2021, and Winter Bow opens on Friday, January 1 - providing a long holiday weekend to be in the woods and fields.… SEE MORE

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An Unusual Snack for Cows, a Powerful Fix for Climate Change

12/2/2020 - By Tatiana Schlossberg. One of the most powerful weapons in the fight against climate change is washing up on shorelines around the world, unnoticed by most beachgoers. It’s seaweed. Specifically, Asparagopsis taxiformis and Asparagopsis armata — two species of a crimson submarine grass that drifts on waves and tides all around the world’s oceans.… SEE MORE

Fishing and Boating Charities to Support this Giving Tuesday

11/30/2020 - This Giving Tuesday, December 1st, don't forget to support your favorite seafaring charitable organizations. This year, we've compiled a few of our favorites for you to consider - let us know if you have a suggestion to add to the list! Support Coast Guard Foundation “For us, GivingTuesday is an… SEE MORE

News from Our Coasts: November 2020

11/20/2020 - NEWS & UPDATES FOR NOVEMBER News from Harbormasters News & Virtual Events from Our Partners Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Month Cheers! We're getting our holiday mood on... We've gathered some of our favorite products, foods and books to delight everyone on your holiday list. Let us… SEE MORE

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These Items in Your Home Are Harming America’s Sea Animals

11/20/2020 - By Catrin Einhorn. How severely the world’s plastic waste crisis is affecting marine wildlife is not fully understood, despite decades of research and gruesome images of whales’ bellies filled with plastic and a turtle with a straw lodged in its nostril. A new report by Oceana, a conservation group, illustrates some of what we know… SEE MORE

Boating 101: Tips for Collision Avoidance

11/16/2020 - By Pat Mundus. In June 2019, the 85-foot pilot schooner Elbe No. 5, known to many of us as California’s ex-Wander Bird, collided with the 462-foot container ship Astrosprinter on the Elbe River near Hamburg, Germany. The schooner was 136 years old and had just completed a $1.7 million restoration. She had 43… SEE MORE

Boating 101

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New Project Pulls Plastics Out of the Great Lakes

11/12/2020 - By Sharon Oosthoek. An estimated 9,887 metric tonnes (22 million pounds) of plastics make their way into the Great Lakes every year. Now a new project aims not only to suck out some of that plastic but stop it from getting into the lakes in the first place. It began last summer with… SEE MORE

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Hurricane Eta Threatens Florida’s Gulf Coast

11/11/2020 - By Madeline Holcombe. Eta strengthened again to a Category 1 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday morning, and it could soon veer toward Florida bringing heavy downpours and dangerous flash flooding, river flooding and landslides. Hurricane watches are in effect from Anna Maria Island to Yankeetown, Florida, meaning hurricane… SEE MORE

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Paddling 101: Safety Tips

11/4/2020 - Any time you head out on the water, bringing the essential gear and clothing is important. A few additional safety measures are also in order on a non-guided tour: Bring a paddling buddy. When no guide is along, you should always go with another paddler who can summon help or provide… SEE MORE

Free Pumpout Nav App – Your Go-To Guide for Sewage Disposal

11/4/2020 - Whether you are exploring new waterways or sailing comfortably in familiar territory, after a day on your vessel, you’ll want to find the most convenient location to dump at the pump before you return home. Now there’s an app for that, available in select regions of California, throughout Oregon and… SEE MORE

Pumpout Nav

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