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A Cape Ann Teenager Makes a Bid for Striper Fishing Fame
By Billy Baker. MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — It’s 4 a.m. and 18-year-old Finn Hawley is in a shed behind his house, doing what he does most days, which is preparing to go fishing for striped bass. Hawley is a lanky teen, just under 6 feet 4 inches tall, and despite the pre-dawn hour,… SEE MORE
Newport International Boat Show Announces New Products Award Winners
Newport, R.I. – Newport Exhibition Group, owners and producers of the Newport International Boat Show, announced today the results of this year’s Newport For New Products™ (NFNP) Awards. Judged on Thursday during the Show’s opening day and announced at an awards ceremony on Friday, September 17, 2021, the 14th Annual NFNP winners… SEE MORE
California Wildfires Threaten Famous Giant Sequoia Trees
By Noah Berger and John Antczak. THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters wrapped the base of the world’s largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they tried to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning Thursday in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada. The colossal General Sherman Tree… SEE MORE
Harbormaster Appreciation Profiles
In the lead-up to the third annual Harbormaster Appreciation Day (October 8th), we are sharing profiles from Harbormasters from across the United States. Let us know about your Harbormaster and what make him or her an integral part of your community! Newport Harbor, California Paul Blank - I have been… SEE MORE
Rhode Island Researchers Tracking 8 Young Great White Sharks
WAKEFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Researchers are hoping that eight recently released young great white sharks will yield insights into some of the questions scientists still have about the famous species. The sharks were released after being tagged with tracking devices by researchers this summer at the Atlantic Shark Institute of… SEE MORE
Tropical Storm Nicholas Threatens Gulf Coast with Heavy Rain
HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas was strengthening just off the Gulf Coast and could make landfall in Texas as a hurricane Monday as it brings heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from Mexico to storm-battered Louisiana. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said top sustained winds reached… SEE MORE
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… SEE MORE
Researchers Complete First-ever Detailed Map of Global Coral
By Caleb Jones. HONOLULU (AP) — Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more than 2 million satellite images from across the globe. The Allen Coral Atlas, named after late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, will act as a reference for reef conservation, marine… SEE MORE
Ida's Remains Threaten Once-in-a-century Flood Event in Northeast
By Jeff Berardelli. After slamming into Louisiana with 150 mph winds, Ida has weakened below tropical depression status. But even though the winds are gone, the threat for significant flash flooding remains as the system pushes northeast. In fact, that threat will only grow larger as the tropical moisture merges with a jet stream… SEE MORE
Weather 101: Understanding Climate Normals
“Today’s high temperature was 85 degrees, that’s 5 degrees warmer than normal.” You’ve probably heard your local weather forecaster say something similar in her evening broadcast. But, how did they know what temperature is considered “normal” on that day? NOAA’s Climate Normals offer an answer. Climate Normals are 30-year averages… SEE MORE
Tropical Storm Ida a Hurricane Menace to New Orleans
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Ida intensified as it swirled toward a strike on Cuba on Friday, showing hallmarks of a rare, rapidly intensifying storm that could speed across warm Gulf waters and slam into Louisiana as a major hurricane on Sunday, the National Hurricane Center warned. “The forecast track… SEE MORE
Harbormaster News from Our Coasts: August 2021
NEWS & UPDATES FOR AUGUST Updates from US Harbors News & Virtual Events from Our Harbormasters Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Month Updates from US Harbors The 3rd Annual Harbormaster Appreciation Day is coming up this October 8th. We created this day to thank the men… SEE MORE