Category: Coastal News

Harbormaster Appreciation Day - Oct 8th, 2019.

Harbormaster Appreciation Day – October 8th, 2019

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8/26/2019 - US Harbors announces the creation of national Harbormaster Appreciation Day – celebrated annually on October 8th – a day when coastal communities come together to recognize and celebrate their local harbormasters. Harbormasters are the stewards of our harbors – the center of our coastal communities. They manage the overall ecosystem,… SEE MORE

Padanaram Continues to Celebrate Best Harbor Honor

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8/23/2019 - By Michael DeCicco. DARTMOUTH — There’s a national award-winner in town, and it’s easy to visit her anytime. Padanaram in South Dartmouth was recently voted the Best Harbor in the U.S. in 2019 by the 4 million users of US Harbors.com, a website resource for information on tides and weather… SEE MORE

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Cape Cod fishing report provided by Goose Hummock

Cape Cod, MA Fishing Report – August 8th, 2019 – Goose Hummock

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8/9/2019 - https://youtu.be/nws6ROUKQ-8 SEE MORE

2019 Maine Boat & Home Show Goes Green

8/5/2019 - The Maine Boat & Home Show, August 9-11, 2019, in Rockland, Maine, has implemented a fleet of new initiatives this year as part of an ongoing effort to become a Zero Waste event. Show organizer John K. Hanson, Jr., said, "We've been moving for a long time toward a goal… SEE MORE

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Mississippi mainland beaches are currently closed due to dangerous algae.

Toxic Algae Blooms Force Mississippi Mainland Beach Closures

7/8/2019 - By Ben Kesslen and Associated Press. Mississippi closed all mainland beaches on the state's coastline during the Fourth of July weekend due to toxic bacteria sweeping the state's Gulf Coast. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has been closing beaches due to blue-green algae blooms since June. By Sunday,… SEE MORE

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Hatteras Lighthouse May Move Again as Outer Banks Shoreline Shifts

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7/8/2019 - By Jeff Hampton. BUXTON, N.C. - The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse might have to be moved again as the Outer Banks sands near the Buxton point wane and gain. The National Park Service on Monday marked the 20th anniversary of pushing the 4,800 ton tower more than a half mile southwest to… SEE MORE

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Tips to Keep Your Pet Happy and Safe on the Fourth of July

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7/4/2019 - By Dana McMahan. Fourth of July and all the festivities that come along with it may be fun for most of us, but all those fireworks aren't exciting for every member of the family. I'm talking about your pets. “If you think about it it's amazing we're not more terrified… SEE MORE

Will It Rain on Your Fourth of July Parade?

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6/26/2019 - By Deke Arndt and Rebecca Lindsey. NOAA’s National Weather Service will soon be issuing forecasts for Independence Day but here’s a look at the historical probability that your Fourth of July picnic will be rained on, based on observations from 1981-2010. If all we had to go on was history,… SEE MORE

How Piping Plover Chicks Spurred a City to Make a Safer Beach

6/24/2019 - By Deborah Cramer. In early April of last year, Gloucester, Massachusetts, resident Kim Smith discovered three Piping Plovers had arrived, exhausted, on the city’s Good Harbor Beach. They foraged in the wind and lingering snow, and a pair began courting, the male digging nest scrapes in the sand for his… SEE MORE

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Skippers Reveal the Challenges of Racing on the Hudson River

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6/24/2019 - By Dave Reed. Phil Robertson, the animated New Zealand skipper of SailGP's China Team, shares his feelings about racing on the Hudson River, which flows through the heart of New York City. Barely a 1.5-miles wide, it's the smallest, most confined racecourse of the new SailGP series, with the New… SEE MORE