Category: Health & Safety

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

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/11/seabins-trap-plastics-great-lakes-canada/

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

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/11/weather/eta-storm-wednesday/index.html

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

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

“Women on the Water”: Linda Cornish Explains Why Eating Seafood is So Good for You & the Planet

11/2/2020 - Why is Eating Seafood Good for You, the Economy, and the Planet? Linda Cornish--Founder & President of the Seafood Nutrition Partnership--talks with Anastasia Fischer (President, US Harbors) about her passion for nutrition and health and how eating seafood can radically improve health, the economy, and the well-being of our planet.… SEE MORE

Traps stacked and ready in Bunkers Harbor, on the west side of Prospect Harbor. Photo by Alex Plummer/USHarbors.com.

Survey Tracks COVID-19 Impacts on Fishermen

11/2/2020 - By Hannah Heimbuch. As the seafood industry responds and adapts to the effects of COVID-19, NOAA is working to fill in some information gaps in its economic impact surveys. One of those gaps is West Coast and Alaska seafood harvesters — folks on the East Coast have already been surveyed.… SEE MORE

https://www.seafoodnutrition.org/seafood-101/support-your-immune-health-with-seafood/

Seafood 101: Support Your Immune Health by Eating a Variety of Seafood

10/28/2020 - Now, more than ever, people are looking for ways to “boost” or support their immune system. Seafood, both fish and shellfish, provides essential nutrients to the body that keep the immune health functioning properly. An important step in staying healthy is eating a balanced diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains,… SEE MORE

Hurricane Zeta Forms in the Atlantic as it Moves Toward the Gulf Coast

10/27/2020 - By Jeff Berardelli. The 2020 hurricane season continues to overachieve as Hurricane Zeta formed Monday as it heads toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The storm is taking a track similar to Hurricane Delta, striking near Cozumel, Mexico, and then heading towards the Northern Gulf Coast. Zeta was located about 45 miles south-southeast… SEE MORE

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CDC Suggestions for a Safe Halloween

10/24/2020 - Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses. There are several safer, alternative ways to participate in Halloween. If you may have COVID-19 or you may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you should not participate in in-person Halloween festivities and should not give out candy to… SEE MORE

King Tides and Sea-level Rise are Flooding Communities Along the East Coast

10/21/2020 - By Matthew Cappucci. Despite tranquil weather to start this week, flooding has affected coastal communities from the Florida Keys to Maine. Long stretches of shoreline along the East Coast were inundated, water levels running a foot or more above normal. The swollen sea temporarily claimed streets, parking lots and public… SEE MORE

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