Category: Coastal News

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

Sea Glass by Peter Ralston / ralstongallery.com

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

Sea Anemones

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/pink-salmon-may-benefit-pacific-arctic-warms?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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

https://www.boatus.com/news-room/release/enter-to-win-15000-boatus-foundation-and-berk

Enter to Win $15,000: BoatUS Foundation and Berkley Recast & Recycle Contest

8/31/2020 - Have you ever wondered how old, discarded fishing line is recycled and reused? You may be surprised to learn that turning fishing line into new products is labor intensive, requiring a series of workers to comb through, sort, clean, remove hooks and weights, and separate out miles of encrusted debris… SEE MORE

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/08/great-lakes-water-temperatures-high/

Great Lakes Water Temperatures Remain High

8/28/2020 - By Samantha Cantie. Lake Ontario broke a record this July for hottest surface water temperature ever recorded on the lake since 1995. Lake Ontario isn’t alone. All five of the Great Lakes’ surface water temperatures are still above their 1995-2020 averages as of Aug. 21, according to NOAA Great Lakes CoastWatch.… SEE MORE

https://www.noaa.gov/stories/5-striking-facts-versus-myths-about-lightning-you-should-know

5 Facts Versus Myths About Lightning

8/28/2020 - Lightning is a random act of nature that can strike at any time of the year, most often during summer months. So far this year, there have been 26 people reported to have been struck by lightning; 12 of those people died.* It might be cool to look at from a safe… SEE MORE

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