Category: Coastal News

Sepia común (Sepia officinalis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 62.jpg - Wikipedia

Cuttlefish and Their Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoats

12/14/2023 - By Olivia Ferrari. A person might wear their heart on their sleeve, but cuttlefish seem to wear their thoughts right on their skin. Horst Obenhaus, a neuroscientist working with the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is studying how these unusual creatures communicate with color. In particular, he and… SEE MORE

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Tom Lee Park along the Mississippi River in Memphis, a project co-designed by Kate Orff's firm. Once a city dump, the site now supports native trees and other vegetation. SCAPE

Ecosystems as Infrastructure: A New Way of Looking at Climate Resilience

12/13/2023 - By e360.yale.edu. When people think of landscape architecture, small-scale recreational spaces like urban parks, gardens, and golf courses may come to mind. MacArthur “Genius Award” winner Kate Orff has a grander and more ecologically ambitious vision. Orff, director of Columbia University’s Urban Design Program, believes that architects should do more… SEE MORE

Persistent Pollutants from Mother’s Milk Turn Dolphin Calves More Toxic Than Mom

12/12/2023 - By fisheries.noaa.gov. May raise concerns for killer whales that are closely related. When bottlenose dolphins nurse their young, they transfer toxic pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and DDT to their calves through their milk. New research shows that the calves end up with higher concentrations of the toxins than their mothers.… SEE MORE

A rendering of the new NOAA marine operations center building planned for Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. Burns & McDonnell image.

Navy to build $146.7 million NOAA marine operations center in Rhode Island

12/11/2023 - By nationalfisherman.com. The U.S. Navy awarded a $146.7 million contract to New York-based Skanska USA to design and build a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric base on Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island, with plans for the facility to eventually be homeport for NOAA’s Marine Operations Center – Atlantic. Design… SEE MORE

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Biden Administration Announces $220 Million in Grants to Modernize Ferry Systems

12/10/2023 - By Mike Schuler. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced grants totaling $220.2 million to modernize the nation’s ferry systems. These grants, provided through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, aim to expand ferry service in rural communities, facilitate the acquisition of modern ferry boats (including electric… SEE MORE

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December Report: Striper Fishing in Long Island, NY

12/9/2023 - By On The Water. Northerly autumn winds kept the south shore surf calm and deceitfully inviting that Saturday morning. It was in mid-November, but even under sunny blue skies, the morning chill made it feel like late December. With a frigid 8 to 10-knot wind at my back, it felt like… SEE MORE

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Are Sea Cucumbers a Cleanup Solution to Fish Farm Pollution?

12/8/2023 - By Yale School of the Environment. Seafood farm operators are breeding and deploying sea cucumbers to vacuum up the massive amounts of fish waste that pose a major problem for their industry. It is part of an effort to redesign fish farms with multiple species so that they work more like… SEE MORE

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This Antarctic Penguin Sleeps 11 hours a Day—a Few Seconds at a Time

12/8/2023 - By science.org. For sleepy humans, nodding off can be inconvenient—say, during a boring lecture—or even downright dangerous, such as while driving a car. But for Antarctica’s nesting chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus), these secondslong bits of shuteye known as “microsleeps” may help them survive. These mininaps net the birds about 11 hours… SEE MORE

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Ocean Iron Fertilization May Help Remove CO₂

12/7/2023 - By MonangaBay.com. After a hiatus of more than 10 years, a new round of research into ocean iron fertilization is set to begin, with scientists saying the controversial geoengineering approach has the potential to remove “gigatons per year” of carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere. The idea behind ocean iron fertilization is… SEE MORE

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New Wetland Park in Delaware Solves Decades of Flooding Issues

12/7/2023 - From NOAA's Office of Coastal Management. The Takeaway: A formerly contaminated area in Delaware has been turned into a park that restores and enhances existing wetlands, provides a recreation area for the community, and hosts a stormwater management facility that reduces flooding. A new 1,800-foot handicap-accessible route runs through the… SEE MORE