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Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Gig Harbor, WA
Gig Harbor is an inlet about one mile long on the west side of the south entrance to Colvos Passage abreast Point Defiance.
The town of Gig Harbor extends along the west shore and the head of the harbor. It is the home port of many pleasure craft and fishing boats.
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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
Multiple Downtown SF Skyscrapers Are Causing Entire Area to Slowly Sink
Much media attention has been lavished on the tilting and sinking Millennium Tower, a fix for which remains in the works. But the building’s situation has perhaps brought attention to the fact that heavy buildings clustered in an area atop landfill and bay mud — an area of reclaimed land… SEE MORE
