Category: Coastal News

New homes are under construction in June at a housing development near Buckeye, Ariz. A growing number of local governments are considering limits on homebuilding in the face of floods, droughts and wildfires driven by climate change. Mario Tama/Getty Images

3 Cities Face a Climate Dilemma: to Build or not to Build Homes in Risky Places

11/22/2023 - By npr.org. With climate-fueled disasters killing hundreds of Americans annually and costing communities billions of dollars, a growing number of local governments are asking a basic question: Are there some places where people shouldn't build homes? It's one of the most difficult choices a community can make. Local governments typically… SEE MORE

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Which States Are Most Prepared For Climate Change?

11/21/2023 - By Katharina Buchholz. The recently released Fifth National Climate Assessment finds that while U.S. CO₂ output and the price of renewable energy have fallen, the country is still expected to feel the effects of climate change now and in the future. Even if global warming was to be restricted to current levels, the country… SEE MORE

Bull Kelp

11/20/2023 - By bullkelp.info. Redwoods of the Ocean Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) is the majestic kelp that grows up to sixty feet in one season, to reproduce and be washed away by winter storms each year. It is the signature species making up the vastly productive kelp forests of the Northern Pacific coastline from… SEE MORE

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The Tip of the Tong

11/19/2023 - By Paul Molyneaux. Alabama oyster harvesters are glad to see their resource rebounding, even for a short season. Robbie Pollock married into the oyster business 43 years ago. “My wife’s daddy, Doody Peters, was the king of the oyster business back then,” says Pollock. “Back then, you couldn’t get into… SEE MORE

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The Dark Side of Lighthouses

11/18/2023 - By Amorina Kingdon. Lighthouse keeping is not for the faint-hearted. Keepers live in isolation, endure violent storms, and must be ready to respond to the occasional shipwreck. They have to be self-sufficient, handy, happy with their own company, and comfortable with heights. Still, today’s “wickies” have all the mod cons… SEE MORE

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Orange Beach boat lands potential record blue marlin

11/17/2023 - By DAVID RAINER. When word got around that Orange Beach boat "Best Trait" was headed to Orange Beach Marina with a huge blue marlin on board, a crowd quickly gathered at the marina to watch the weigh-in. As the 55-foot Viking sportfishing vessel owned by Scott Crump, of Jasper, arrived… SEE MORE

Gales of November

11/16/2023 - By oceanweatherservices.com. On November 10, 1975 the Great Lakes bulk cargo vessel SS Edmund Fitzgerald carrying a cargo of taconite pellets (iron-bearing flint-like rock used in steelmaking) sank with the loss of all 29 crewmembers in eastern Lake Superior about 17 miles from the entrance to Whitefish Bay, Michigan during a severe… SEE MORE

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Out on the Edge of Trawler Design

11/15/2023 - By nationalfisherman.com. Rasmus Nygaard, in charge of business development at the 86-year-old, Denmark-based vessel design company Knud E. Hansen, is promoting a whole new approach to trawler design. “We’re thinking about the future,” says NyGaard. To that end, the company has created a suite of designs for vessels, including trawlers,… SEE MORE

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Boats at the 2023 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show. Image courtesy of MIASF.

Our Recap of the 2023 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show

11/15/2023 - By US Harbors. We had a great time at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show last month. The weather was spectacular: sunny with super strong, constant winds throughout the event. It was indeed the windiest show we’ve seen in the 5 years we’ve been covering the show, but since it kept… SEE MORE

New Funding and Coordinated Action to Help Bring California Salmon Back from the Brink

11/14/2023 - By fisheries.noaa.gov. NOAA and its partners are implementing dozens of projects to benefit endangered Central California Coast coho salmon. The Office of Habitat Conservation’s Restoration Center has awarded an unprecedented $27.8 million to its partners through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act to bring Central California Coast coho salmon back to California rivers. NOAA… SEE MORE