Category: Coastal News

Biden-Harris Administration recommends $562 million investment to make communities resilient to climate impacts as part of Investing in America agenda

Coastal News

4/21/2023 - By noaa.gov. Funding for 149 projects to reach 30 states and territories under NOAA’s Climate-Ready Coasts initiative Today, Vice President Harris announced that the Department of Commerce has recommended $562 million in funding — including investments in nearly 150 projects across 30 coastal and Great Lakes states and territories — to make communities… SEE MORE

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NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary seeks advisory council applicants

Coastal News

4/20/2023 - NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is seeking applicants for 10 primary and 11 alternate seats on its advisory council. The council ensures public participation in sanctuary management and provides advice to the sanctuary superintendent. The sanctuary is accepting applications for the following seats: at large (one primary and one alternate),… SEE MORE

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Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas

Coastal News

4/17/2023 - By Adam Young, Our US Harbors Fishing Expert South Padre Island, located on the Gulf of Mexico in south Texas, is a paradise for fishing enthusiasts. With its warm climate, sandy beaches, and clear waters, it offers abundant opportunities to catch a variety of fish inshore and offshore. Especially during… SEE MORE

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Interior Disburses Over $353 Million to Gulf States to Support Coastal Restoration and Conservation

Coastal News

4/16/2023 - By ecomagazine.com. The Department of the Interior announced the distribution of over $353 million in fiscal year 2022 energy revenues to the four offshore Gulf oil and gas producing states—Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, and their coastal political subdivisions (CPS), such as counties and parishes. The funds, disbursed annually based… SEE MORE

Novel Coastal Wave Overtopping System Developed to Improve Coastal Hazard Forecasts

4/5/2023 - By ecomagazine.com. The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has developed WireWall, which is the first system that can measure the speed and volume of overtopping water on a wave-by-wave basis in the field. The ability to measure overtopping will ultimately reduce uncertainty in overtopping forecasts and improve hazard warning systems. Previous… SEE MORE

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Suzuki Marina and Buccaneers Complete Beach Cleanup in Tampa

Suzuki Marine & Buccaneers Remove 210 Pounds of Trash From Tampa Beach

4/3/2023 - Tampa, FLA. — The partnership between Suzuki Marine USA and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers achieved an important new milestone yesterday, as Suzuki leadership, staff, and company volunteers teamed up with key representatives of the Buccaneers organization and regional non-profit Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful to remove trash from the beaches along… SEE MORE

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University of Miami Researchers Submerge Hybrid Reef Structures Off Miami Beach

Coastal News

4/3/2023 - By ecomagazine.com. A team of marine scientists and engineers from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, and the College of Engineering, in collaboration with the City of Miami Beach, deployed two innovative artificial reef structures off Miami Beach on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, to… SEE MORE

University of Miami Researchers Submerge Hybrid Reef Structures Off Miami Beach

Coastal News

4/1/2023 - By ecomagazine.com. A team of marine scientists and engineers from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, and the College of Engineering, in collaboration with the City of Miami Beach, deployed two innovative artificial reef structures off Miami Beach on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, to… SEE MORE

Introducing Our New Fishing Expert: Adam Young

3/31/2023 - A Note from Our President, Anastasia Fischer I'd like to introduce Adam Young, as the new USHabors.com fishing expert and contributor! Born and raised between the St. Johns River and Indian River Lagoon in Florida, Adam brings a wealth of both freshwater and saltwater fishing knowledge to share with our… SEE MORE

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Banking on the Seaweed Rush

Coastal News

3/28/2023 - By hakaimagazine.com. Seaweed farmers promise to feed us, combat climate change, support coastal communities, provide wildlife habitat, and more. Can seaweed do it all? Offshore from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, a team hauls up a line laden with meter-long fronds of sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima), a floppy, brown seaweed with… SEE MORE