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While about every Rhode Island harbor has some claim to nautical fame, few can match East Greenwich, which officially (and legitimately) claims to be the birthplace of the American Navy in 1775. Today, the village is seemingly a living museum of early American history (with at least a dozen national historic sites) and a family-friendly place with good dockage, good eating, and great nearby beaches.
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US Harbors Launches Tide Station Pilot Project in Penobscot Bay, ME
Hyper-local Stations to Provide Real-Time, Observational Data on Sea-Levels for 5 Coastal Towns Rockland, Maine -- US Harbors, in partnership with Divirod, a data and technology company, is launching a pilot program in Penobscot Bay, ME to test a new technology for water-level sensing. NOAA currently maintains 200 live, observational tide… Learn More
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Gear Recycling Reaches Milestone in Commercial Fishing Communities
By Laine Welch. More than a million pounds of old fishing nets and lines from Alaska have made it to recycling markets so far, where they are remade into plastic pellets and fibers. The milestone was reached with a recent haul of nets from Dutch Harbor, and more are already… SEE MORE
NOAA Considers Marine Sanctuary off Hawaiian Islands
NOAA announced it is initiating the process to consider designating the marine portions of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument as a national marine sanctuary. This designation would build on existing management in the marine portions of the monument by adding the conservation benefits and enhanced long-term protection of a national marine sanctuary.… SEE MORE
Climate Change Is Driving Some Albatrosses to ‘Divorce,’ Study Finds
By Natasha Frost. Warming oceans are sending the monogamous sea birds farther afield to find food, putting stress on their breeding and prompting some to ditch their partners. Albatrosses usually mate for life, making them among the most monogamous creatures on the planet. But climate change may be driving more… SEE MORE
