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Northern Coast & Portland Region, OR

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Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Story of Octopus Intelligence Set in the Pacific Northwest

By Janet Green Hammerman, best4boats.com. The Netflix adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt's bestselling novel Remarkably… More

Ocean Awareness

Physician Dr. Larry Spetka swims with his namesake, Larry the whale shark, in the Gulf in May 2025. Credit: BWRI/Jamison Smith

A Year in the Life of Larry the Whale Shark

By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. One year ago today, researchers deployed a satellite tag on a whale… More

Ocean AwarenessScience

This image is of a salt marsh in coastal Maine. The high-resolution, land cover mapping NOAA has done for the state captures the tidal creeks, pannes, pools and vegetation with far greater precision and detail than past, 30-meter mapping. (Image credit: NOAA)

The Coast Is Clear-er: NOAA Unveils New Land Cover Maps 900 Times Greater In Detail

By noaa.gov, noaa.gov. NOAA is releasing new, higher-resolution land cover maps for coastal Alabama, Mississippi,… More

Coastal NewsWeather & Tides

Coral bleaching at Cheeca Rocks in the Florida Keys in 2023. [Credit: NOAA]

World’s Fourth Mass Coral Bleaching Event Likely Ended in 2025

By nesdis.noaa.gov, nesdis.noaa.gov. After analyzing satellite data and bleaching observations, NOAA’s experts say the record-breaking… More

Ocean AwarenessOcean Science

During the 2025 Deep-sea Habitats of the Cook Islands expedition on Exploration Vessel Nautilus the team surveyed various seascapes to better understand seabed environments, and natural and mineral resources in the region. In this image, polymetallic nodules rest on sediment accumulated in a depression between rounded pillows and extended lobate lava flows, which are evidence of ancient volcanoes. (Image credit: Courtesy of Ocean Exploration Trust)

NOAA Scientists and Partners to Map Deep Waters, Seabed in the Cook Islands

By noaa.gov, noaa.gov. This summer, NOAA Ocean Exploration will conduct an expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos… More

Ocean AwarenessOcean Science

A NOAA Fisheries-led team counts and samples Pacific salmon, trout and Arctic char below the NOAA Fisheries Auke Creek Research Station fish weir in Juneau, Alaska, May 4, 2022.(Image credit: NOAA Fisheries)

Pink Salmon Invasion in Great Lakes Has Lessons for North Atlantic, Arctic Communities

By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. New NOAA-led research on the history of the rise of pink salmon… More

FishingOcean Science

Sailboat at anchor in a cove, blue green water.

Anchoring to Fish vs. Anchoring to Sleep: Why the Technique — and the Tackle — Should Change

By Jim Hendricks, boatingmag.com. Anchoring is one of the most fundamental skills in boating, yet… More

Boating

Cyclothone or "Bristlemouth" fish illustration

The Ocean's Most Abundant Fish Evolved in Extreme Heat — and That May Be Good News

By Daniel Hentz, whoi.edu. The most numerous fish in the ocean isn't one most boaters… More

Ocean ScienceScience

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Port of Everett Marina: A Complete Guide to the West Coast's Largest Public Marina

By Dawn Anderson, best4boats. With 2,300 slips and over 3,000 acres of waterfront — more… More

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