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High Tide Flooding Predictions for March 2024
By US Harbors. Coastal Flooding Outlook for March 2024 March's highest tides start at the end of the first week in March--around March 9th--for most of the country, and will last several days. NOAA's predictions for tidal flooding primarily focus on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, and the Pacific Northwest.… Learn More
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From Urchin Crushing to Lab-Grown Kelp, Efforts to save California’s Kelp Forests Show Promise
By Julie Watson. CASPAR BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A welding hammer strapped to her wrist, Joy Hollenback slipped on blue fins and swam into the churning, chilly Pacific surf one fall morning to do her part to save Northern California’s vanishing kelp forests. Hollenback floated on the swaying surface to… SEE MORE
Transforming Waste Fishing Gear into Profitable Resources
By Paul Molyneaux. Discarded fishing gear is a major contributor to ocean pollution. According to Ben Kneppers, who along with David Stover and Kevin Ahearn, co-founded the fishing net recycling company, Bureo, around 600,000 tons of fishing gear ends up in the ocean every year and continues to kill marine life.… SEE MORE
Virginia Lawmakers Move to Protect Commercial Fishermen from Harassment at Sea
By Larry Chowning. The Virginia General Assembly has passed HB 928, a bill designed to protect commercial fishermen and their boats from harassment at sea. The measure passed 38-1 by the state Senate and 99-0 in the lower House, and was signed on by legislative leaders in early March. Gov.… SEE MORE