Category: Coastal News

Saltwater Fly Fishing by Wallpaperuse.com

Interested In Saltwater Fly Fishing?

9/10/2023 - By takemefishing.org. Many people new to recreational angling wonder about fly fishing, which is one component of the whole sportfishing pie, and assume that this activity is just associated with using insect imitations and fishing for freshwater trout. But what about saltwater fly fishing? Can you fly fish in saltwater?… SEE MORE

Big coho by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Big Coho run on the Kuskokwim River – but not Many Fishermen

9/9/2023 - By nationalfisherman.com. Following the unsuccessful chinook and chum salmon runs, a multitude of coho salmon have made their way to the Kuskokwim River. However, there is no one available to harvest them, except for a lone commercial fisherman who possesses the required permits to operate as a catcher-processor. The once-lucrative… SEE MORE

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Sand Dredging is ‘Sterilizing’ Ocean Floor, UN Warns

9/8/2023 - By reuters.com. GENEVA, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Around 6 billion tons of marine sand is being dug up each year in a growing practice that a U.N. agency said is unsustainable and can wipe out local marine life irreversibly. Sand is the most exploited natural resource in the world after… SEE MORE

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Photographed in Southport, North Carolina in Brunswick County near the mouth of the Cape Fear by flickr.

U.S. Shrimping Communities Seek Disaster Declaration Over Low Prices

9/7/2023 - By nationalfisherman.com. Pounded by dockside prices under $1 a pound, southern U.S. shrimp fishermen and their elected officials are calling for state and federal declarations of a fishery disaster over what they say is dumping of foreign shrimp on the U.S. market. “Due to the influx of imported shrimp entering… SEE MORE

Superstorm Sandy damage in Seaside Heights New Jersey by Wikicommons.

The Tiny Craft Mappings Superstroms at Sea

9/6/2023 - By nytimes.com. Throughout history, most sea captains have tried to steer their vessels out of extreme weather, but the whole purpose of SD 1045 was to steer into it. “The goal was not just to get into the hurricane but to get to the strongest quarter,” Jenkins said as we… SEE MORE

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Flounder Fishing – An Expert’s Guide

9/5/2023 - By greatdaysoutdoors.com. As I slowly drifted a live shrimp over shallow mud and oyster bottom near Dauphin Island, Alabama, my cork just stopped, as if it was hung on the bottom. I tightened my line to dislodge the snag only to feel a tap on the other end. As I… SEE MORE

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Annular Eclipse

9/4/2023 - By nesdis.noaa.gov. On Saturday, October 14, 2023 the Sun, Moon, and Earth will align perfectly together to produce an annular solar eclipse. This eclipse will create a path of darkness stretching from the Oregon coast to south Texas. To celebrate this annular eclipse, we are hosting in-person and virtual viewing events.… SEE MORE

Алексей Решетников, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Is a Project Boat Worth the Investment?

9/3/2023 - By cruisingworld.com. You can get what you want with a project boat or a turnkey vessel, but only if you take a hard look in the mirror first. Limited-time offer: Subscribe and save with our Labor Day sale! One-year subscriptions to Boating, Cruising World, Marlin, Sailing World, Salt Water Sportsman, and Yachting available… SEE MORE

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Mussels and sea anemones on the northwest Pacific Coast. Photo credit: Janine Ledford of the Makah Tribe.

How is climate change impacting shellfish in the ocean?

9/2/2023 - By earth.jpl.nasa.gov. A NASA satellite managed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is measuring the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But things get tricky when that CO2 finds a place to hide. Carbon dioxide is great at finding hiding places. One favorite hiding place? Trees. In fact, the world’s forests soak up about… SEE MORE

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High tide flooding pushes water onto a walkway along the Boston waterfront near India Wharf in 2016. (Image credit: Courtesy of MyCoast.org)

U.S. high tide flooding continues to break records

9/1/2023 - By noaa.gov. Coastal communities in eight locations along the East and West coasts experienced record high tide flooding last year — a trend that is expected to continue in 2024. For many communities, the expected strengthening of El Nino will bring even more high tide flood days. The 2023 Annual High… SEE MORE