Welcome to Snake Island, SC
Snake Island is located south of James Island in Charleston County, SC. The majority of the island is on the banks of the Stono River that separates the island from Kiawah Island to the south.
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In The Zone: The Sabre 51 Salon Express
By US Harbors When Sabre Yachts completed construction of hull number 200 of its 48 Salon Express model, more than half the crew who built it had also worked on hull number one. The average tenure on that line was 12 years, and they produced a yacht that proved to… Learn More
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A Winter at Sea Reveals Seasonal Habits of Whales, Dolphins, and Seabirds in Hawaiʻi
By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. The Hawaiian archipelago is teeming with marine life, and winter brings some of the most exciting activity of the year. It’s a season when many whale and seabird species travel to the islands. Migratory baleen whales such as humpback and minke whales are only found in Hawai‘i in the winter, when… SEE MORE
Beyond Ocean Mapping: Using Uncrewed Vehicles to Advance Ocean Research
By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. It’s January off of Nantucket Shoals. An uncrewed surface vehicle begins a series of carefully planned transects through Southern New England, collecting data day and night. There are no scientists onboard, but the 30-foot vessel is constantly measuring ocean currents, water temperature, salinity, weather and other ocean… SEE MORE
NOAA and Partners Find Smaller-than-Anticipated Hypoxic Zone in Gulf of America
By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year’s Gulf of America hypoxic zone is approximately 1,332 square miles, making it the 2nd smallest zone on record in 40 years of measurement. Hypoxic areas, also called “dead zones,” are areas with little to no oxygen in the water, which… SEE MORE