Category: Coastal News

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5 Earth Day Tips Keep Waters Clean All Season Long

4/14/2021 - Back in 1970 on the first Earth Day, going out boating often meant tolerating polluted waterways. We’ve come a long way since then. Largely gone are the foul-smelling air and unswimmable waters, remnants of a prior age. How can boat owners keep the momentum going? The BoatUS Foundation offers five simple… SEE MORE

USCG Changes Certificate of Documentation to 5 Years

4/14/2021 - Of the nation’s nearly 12 million registered recreational boats, those owners who federally document their vessels, or about 165,000 boats, will be spared the hassle of renewing their U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Documentation every year as a result of recent rule change that now makes documentation valid for five years.… SEE MORE

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Steep Decline in Giant Sea Turtles Seen off West Coast

4/12/2021 - By Gillian Flaccus and Haven Daley / AP. MONTEREY, Calif. — Scientists were documenting stranded sea turtles on California’s beaches nearly 40 years ago when they noticed that leatherbacks — massive sea turtles that date to the time of the dinosaurs — were among those washing up on shore. It… SEE MORE

How to Find Fish with Your Furuno

4/9/2021 - Fish Mapping: Now Available on Furuno! SiriusXM Marine’s Fish Mapping service is now available on Furuno TZtouch3 displays via the BBWX4 receiver. Whether you’re competing in a tournament, out fishing for fun, or taking clients on a charter trip, Fish Mapping provides the information you need to help get you… SEE MORE

Scientists reveal huge losses of North American birds.

Nature Bowl 2021: Family Edition – ONLINE

4/9/2021 - Last year saw the event cancelled as a results of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, Nature Bowl is adapting to the times with a nature challenge to all California families with school-age students. With the arrival of spring, it’s time for rejuvenation, time to emerge from winter hibernation, time to… SEE MORE

Washington Halibut Fishing Season Dates Announced

4/9/2021 - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced this week the expected dates of this year’s halibut fishing season, kicking off April 22 in some Puget Sound areas. The 2021 season is structured similarly to what was originally planned for the 2020 season, which was revised to address public… SEE MORE

Overwash of Cape Lookout National Seashore by large storm waves, North Carolina.

Habitat Restoration Projects Offer Protection from Flooding

4/9/2021 - Habitats like tidal marshes, coral reefs, and seagrass beds serve as natural infrastructure that can help protect our coastal communities from flooding, erosion, and storms. NOAA Fisheries works to restore habitat for coastal and marine species, and many of our restoration projects provide natural infrastructure benefits as well. Two NOAA Fisheries-supported habitat… SEE MORE

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After 100 Years, California Condor Could Return to Northwest

4/5/2021 - SAN FRANCISCO (AP). The endangered California condor could return to the Pacific Northwest for the first time in 100 years. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to allow the release of captive-bred giant vultures into Redwood National Park as early as this fall to create a “nonessential experimental population”… SEE MORE

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Ancient Coins May Solve Mystery of Murderous 1600s Pirate

Coastal News

4/5/2021 - By William J. Kole. A handful of coins unearthed from a pick-your-own-fruit orchard in rural Rhode Island and other random corners of New England may help solve one of the planet’s oldest cold cases. The villain in this tale: a murderous English pirate who became the world’s most-wanted criminal after… SEE MORE

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Manatee County Declares Local State of Emergency for Piney Point Leak

4/5/2021 - By Jesse Mendoza. Manatee County commissioners declared a local state of emergency on Thursday evening in response to a leak at the former Piney Point fertilizer processing plant. The leak has put phosphogypsum stacks at Piney Point in danger of collapsing, which has led the owner, HRK Holdings, under an emergency order… SEE MORE