Skip to content
US Harbors
  • Already a Member?
  • Login
  • US Harbors
  • Login
  • Become A Member
  • Harbormaster Day
  • Best Harbor Contest
  • Contact Us

Coastal News

Search for More News:

Pearson Scott Foresman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Easy Catfish Recipe to Grill on Your Boat

8/2/2022

By Paul Schultz. This is a recipe that I obtained from a very good Cajun friend who is a native of Lafayette, Louisiana. His family adopted me (friendly) many years ago and we have swapped Cajun and Creole recipes through the years. Prep: 10 mins Cook: 10 mins Total: 20 mins Yield: 4 servings… SEE MORE

  • Boating
  • Coastal News
  • Environment
  • Fishing
  • Food
  • Health & Safety
  • Catfish
  • fishing
  • Freshwater Fishing
  • Recipe
  • Summer Grilling
Paul Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

August is National Catfish Month

8/1/2022

By Nationaldaycalendar. NATIONAL CATFISH MONTH National Catfish Month is an annual designation observed in August. Around the country, catfish finds its way onto menus and dinner tables providing tasty, tasty healthy meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner! Farm-raised catfish not only provide improved opportunities for employment, but the tender white meat… SEE MORE

  • Boating
  • Coastal News
  • Culture
  • Environment
  • Fishing
  • Food
  • boating
  • Catfish
  • Family-friendly
  • fishing
  • Fresh Seafood
  • Nature
NOAA / National Climatic Data Center, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NOAA: 2022 Hurricane Season Could Be Extreme

7/29/2022

By OceanGrafix The 2022 hurricane season is just underway (as of June) and runs until the end of November. Early indications are that it could be a wild one. NOAA predicts a 65% chance of an above-normal season and is forecasting 14 to 21 named storms (winds of 39 mph… SEE MORE

  • Boating
  • Coastal News
  • Environment
  • Health & Safety
  • Weather & Tides
  • boating
  • Extreme Weather
  • Health & Safety
  • hurricane season 2022
  • NOAA
No machine-readable author provided. Cremedia assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

More Extreme Rainfall Predicted for the Future

7/29/2022

Researchers say some climate models are underestimating future floods. Joshua Studholme was finishing his doctoral program in physics at Lomonosov Moscow State University when his thesis advisor told him a story about Queen Victoria, the monarch who ruled the British Empire for the better part of the 19th century. The… SEE MORE

  • Boating
  • Coastal News
  • Environment
  • Food
  • Health & Safety
  • Weather & Tides
  • climate change
  • Extreme Weather
  • flooding
  • Rainfall
  • Science
  • technology
  • Weather Predictions
Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Boating 101: What to Do if You Run Aground

7/28/2022

By BoatUS Many groundings happen on soft bottoms, so often you can get off without help — if you move quickly and employ the right tactics. A moment's inattention and you find yourself straying from the channel, firmly stuck in the mud. Now what? First things first: Don't Waste Time… SEE MORE

  • Boating
  • Coastal News
  • Fishing
  • Health & Safety
  • Weather & Tides
  • Boating 101
  • boating safety
  • fishing
  • sailing
  • tides
  • weather
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/navigation/nautical-terms.html

Common Phrases with Nautical Origin

7/27/2022

By NOAA. Many phrases that we use today originate from maritime culture. The 10 phrases described below are just a few. 1. Long Shot An occurrence that would take a great deal of luck. Early ships’ guns tended to be inaccurate. If a shot made impact from a great distance,… SEE MORE

  • Boating
  • Coastal News
  • Culture
  • Weather & Tides
  • history
  • Nautical Terms
  • sailing
Boat Show Anastasia

Fall 2022 Boat Shows

7/26/2022

Fall is a great time to go to a boat show! Here is a selection of premier fall boat shows all across the US, for boat and fishing enthusiasts of all stripes, as well as lots of fun for the whole family. Port Townsend, WA - The Port Townsend Wooden… SEE MORE

  • Boating
  • Coastal News
  • Fishing
  • Boat Shows
  • boating
  • Family-friendly
  • fishing
Brigitte Werner, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Humpback Whale Lands on Small Boat

7/26/2022

By gCaptain. Environmental agencies in Massachussetts are urging mariners to use caution when operating vessels or personal watercraft near humbback whales after one of the mammals breached and landed on a 19-foot recreational boat near Plymouth Harbor on Sunday. You may have seen the viral video of the incident. Thankfully… SEE MORE

  • Boating
  • Coastal News
  • Environment
  • Fishing
  • Health & Safety
  • boating
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Health & Safety
  • Humpback Whales
  • Viral Video
https://www.noaa.gov/media-advisory/extreme-heat-resource-guide-for-reporters-and-media

NOAA Launches Heat.gov Website

7/26/2022

By NOAA Yesterday, the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) announced Heat.gov, a new website to provide the public and decision-makers with clear, timely and science-based information to understand and reduce the health risks of extreme heat. Heat.gov will provide a one-stop hub on heat and health for the nation… SEE MORE

  • Boating
  • Coastal News
  • Environment
  • Fishing
  • Health & Safety
  • Weather & Tides
  • boating
  • Climate
  • Extreme Heat
  • fishing
  • Health & Safety
  • NOAA
  • weather
Sharks swimming. Image from Canva.com

Technology Making Shark Sightings More Accurate

7/26/2022

By Saving Seafood. With all the shark activity off Cape Cod waters so far this season, its no wonder the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife has added extra technology to make sightings even more accurate. This past weekend alone, Cape Cod waters had 12 reported shark sightings from Provincetown to… SEE MORE

  • Boating
  • Coastal News
  • Environment
  • Fishing
  • Health & Safety
  • Beaches
  • Great White Shark
  • Health & Safety
  • Nature
  • Sharks
  • Swimming Safety
Shark fin on ocean surface. Image from canva.com

Shark Facts That May Surprise You

7/24/2022

By NOAA Fisheries. Celebrate Shark Week by learning something new about sharks! 1. Sharks do not have bones. Sharks use their gills to filter oxygen from the water. They are a special type of fish known as "elasmobranchs", which translates into fish made of cartilaginous tissues—the clear gristly stuff that your ears… SEE MORE

  • Boating
  • Coastal News
  • Culture
  • Environment
  • Fishing
  • boating
  • Culture
  • Science
  • Shark Week
  • Sharks
Photograph by D Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

How to Stay Cool on your Boat

7/23/2022

By Formula Boats. Boating in warm weather under the sun can be relaxing and rejuvenating — but it can also be sweltering hot. Whether you are fishing off the coast of Florida or cruising around the Caribbean, you are bound to start sweating in the summer heat. As the temperatures… SEE MORE

  • Boating
  • Coastal News
  • Fishing
  • Health & Safety
  • Weather & Tides
  • boating
  • Extreme Heat
  • Extreme Weather
  • fishing
  • Florida
  • Health & Safety
  • sailing
  • PREV
  • 1
  • 2
  • …
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • …
  • 129
  • 130
  • NEXT
Sign Up

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER

Coastal flooding reports, travel ideas, news from harbors around the country, and the latest on ocean conservation trends.

Subscribe

Find tide charts and weather for 1,400 harbors across the U.S.

US Harbors

About US Harbors

Take a Tour

Help FAQ

 

Advertise with Us

Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy

 

Tide & Weather FAQs

Shop Nautical Charts

Contact Us

“Best Harbor” Contest

National Harbormaster Day

Reach over 12 million boaters and people who love the coast:
Contact our sales team for an advertising quote.
Tides, Weather & Local Knowledge is a registered trademark of US Harbors LLC.

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instragram
US Harbors ® USHarbors.com
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • My Personal Information
Copyright © 2026 US Harbors