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What To Do (And Not Do) During A Flood
By The Weather Channel. While tornadoes and hurricanes are scary and destructive, when it comes to one of the most dangerous weather events, floods are devastating. The Federal Emergency Management Agency indicates flood damage cost $17 billion annually between 2010 and 2018, and the numbers are rising nationally. This type… SEE MORE
High Tide Flooding Outlook for January 2024
By US Harbors. Coastal Flooding Predictions for January 2024 2024 is starting off with a bang, with coastal storm conditions bringing storm surge warnings and coastal flooding around the country. NOAA's January high-tide flooding predictions do not account for real-time weather conditions where wind and weather conditions may cause additional flooding outside… SEE MORE
US Coast Guard Tows Disabled Fishing Vessel 160 Miles Through Blizzard
By Mike Schuler The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) successfully towed a disabled fishing vessel to the port of Adak, ensuring the safety of the eight people aboard. The initial notification of the disabled vessel came last Thursday at 5:57 a.m. when the master of Aleutian No. 1 reported… SEE MORE
Ice Fishing Tips for Beginners
By Andy Nabreski As I set my last trap, the sun begins to show, illuminating the vast sheet of creaking ice that lies beneath my feet. I can no longer hear the booming, echoing hoots from the barred owl that resides along the shore of the small cove. Its call… SEE MORE
Seabirds Can Help Predict the Size of Fish Stocks—If Only We’d Listen
By Abby McBride. The scientists who study terns, puffins, and other fish-eating birds are trying to get fisheries managers to heed their warnings. In 2015, fisheries managers monitoring Atlantic herring in the waters off the United States and Canada made a grave miscalculation. Things were looking good for the multimillion-dollar… SEE MORE
At Sharkathon, Shark Fishers Are a Keen Audience for Conservation Advice
By Claudia Geib. Catch-and-release fishing can kill sharks. But fishers will work to limit the damage—once they know how.Every fall, more than 900 recreational anglers in Texas gather their gear and wade into the blood-warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico for Sharkathon. In this four-day catch-and-release shark fishing tournament,… SEE MORE
December Report: Striper Fishing in Long Island, NY
By On The Water. Northerly autumn winds kept the south shore surf calm and deceitfully inviting that Saturday morning. It was in mid-November, but even under sunny blue skies, the morning chill made it feel like late December. With a frigid 8 to 10-knot wind at my back, it felt like… SEE MORE
Are Sea Cucumbers a Cleanup Solution to Fish Farm Pollution?
By Yale School of the Environment. Seafood farm operators are breeding and deploying sea cucumbers to vacuum up the massive amounts of fish waste that pose a major problem for their industry. It is part of an effort to redesign fish farms with multiple species so that they work more like… SEE MORE
Widening Safety: FISH Wellness Act Helps Fishing Communities
FISH Wellness Act can advance safety training and fishermen’s health programs In fishing families and communities across the country, respect for the ocean is a lesson handed down from one generation to the next. Safety training is becoming part of that tradition. “Fishing communities are close-knit by nature,” said Emily… SEE MORE
High Tide Flooding Outlook for December 2023
By US Harbors. Coastal Flooding Predictions for December 2023 We're always amazed how NOAA's high tide flooding predictions change so significantly from month to month! This month the Pacific Northwest will see the most flooding, while Florida and the Southeast will be relatively spared. Important: These predictions do not account… SEE MORE
This Billion-Dollar Plan to Save Salmon Depends on a Giant Fish Vacuum
By propublica.org. Many endorse opening dams and letting fish coast the natural current as the best way to avoid extinction. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has other ideas. To free salmon stuck behind dams in Oregon’s Willamette River Valley, here’s what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has in… SEE MORE
All the Fish We Cannot See
By Moira Donovan. The ocean has a way of upending expectations. Four-story-high rogue waves peak and collapse without warning. Light bends across the surface to conjure chimeric cities that hover at the horizon. And watery wastelands reveal themselves to be anything but. So was the case for the scientists aboard… SEE MORE