Category: Coastal News

GIBY’s NEW Big Rig

Coastal News

2/19/2020 - Great Island Boat Yard has just taken delivery of a NEW 60-ton hydraulic trailer, built by Hostar Marine. This new piece of equipment supports GIBY's continued growth and expands the yard's ability to handle larger vessel traffic. Typical refit and service projects at GIBY are on boats in the 45'… SEE MORE

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20-Foot Great White Spotted Off Florida Coast

2/17/2020 - By Ed Killer. During a dive charter trip on Walker’s Dive Charters out of Riviera Beach on Tuesday, a group of scuba divers encountered a once-in-a-lifetime experience — a great white shark. The encounter took place near a spot known as The Breakers Reef, a location just one mile offshore… SEE MORE

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Biscayne Bay Shrimp Run Means Great Fishing

2/10/2020 - By Steve Waters. Many South Florida anglers are fond of saying that “everything eats a shrimp,” which makes the month of February a great time to catch tarpon in and around Biscayne Bay, as well as many other species in the bay and in Miami-Dade County’s offshore waters. This month… SEE MORE

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Trump Administration Cuts Back Federal Protections for Streams and Wetlands

2/10/2020 - By Scott Neuman and Colin Dwyer. The Environmental Protection Agency is dramatically reducing the amount of U.S. waterways that get federal protection under the Clean Water Act — a move that is welcomed by many farmers, builders and mining companies but is opposed even by the agency's own science advisers.… SEE MORE

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Gulf of Maine Haddock Best Practice Recommendations

2/5/2020 - If you are catching cod, move to a new location. All cod caught in the Gulf of Maine must currently be thrown back. Don’t waste your bait on them! Fish with bait, not with jig. You will help preserve fish populations. Cod and haddock caught with bait have a higher… SEE MORE

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Alaska Proposes $1 Million in Commercial Fisheries Cuts

2/5/2020 - By Laine Welch. Alaska’s commercial fisheries division operates on a nearly $67 million budget, of which $36 million comes from state general funds. Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget for FY2021 calls for a nearly $1 million reduction. Here are targeted programs across the state at this early stage in the… SEE MORE

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Lubec Lands Major Grant to Create Safe Harbor

2/3/2020 - By Wanda Curtis. The town of Lubec was awarded a $19,650,000 federal grant to provide a year-round safe harbor for resident and visiting fishermen and recreational boaters. The total cost of the project is estimated at $19,689,750, with the remainder of the cost paid for by a $30,000 grant from… SEE MORE

Maine Dept. of Marine Resources Closes Parts of Penobscot Bay to Scalloping

2/3/2020 - Published by PenBayPilot.com Effective Feb. 2, parts of Penobscot Bay are closed to scalloping, as the state attempts to protect the scallop broodstock. “The Commissioner adopts this emergency rulemaking to establish scallop conservation closures within Middle Penobscot Bay Islands, and also, Somes Sound and Cranberry Isles in Zone 2,” said… SEE MORE

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$90 Million Boat Basin Overhaul in the Works

2/3/2020 - By Jason Cohen. The 79th Street Boat Basin, one of the Upper West Side's quirkiest features, may get a much-needed $90 million face-lift if a Parks Department plan secures the necessary approvals. Nate Grove, chief of Waterfront and Marine Operations for the Parks Department, presented the proposed plan to Community… SEE MORE

Smiling Faces at the 2020 New York Boat Show

1/30/2020 - Our staffer, Maureen McQuillan, covered the New York Boat Show last week at the Jacob Javits Center. Saturday's torrential rains put a bit of a damper on things, but all in all everyone enjoyed the show. SEE MORE