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$90 Million Boat Basin Overhaul in the Works
By Jason Cohen. The 79th Street Boat Basin, one of the Upper West Side's quirkiest features, may get a much-needed $90 million face-lift if a Parks Department plan secures the necessary approvals. Nate Grove, chief of Waterfront and Marine Operations for the Parks Department, presented the proposed plan to Community… SEE MORE
Smiling Faces at the 2020 New York Boat Show
Our staffer, Maureen McQuillan, covered the New York Boat Show last week at the Jacob Javits Center. Saturday's torrential rains put a bit of a damper on things, but all in all everyone enjoyed the show. SEE MORE
Keep Your Boat Safe This Winter [INFOGRAPHIC]
Whether you keep your boat in the water or stored ashore, there are a number of things you MUST do over the winter season. From the editors of BoatUS Magazine Your boat is tucked in for the winter. You dutifully followed a boat winterization checklist or hired someone to do… SEE MORE
NOAA Reports Uptick in Stranded Sea Turtles on NY / NJ Beaches
The recent cold snap has caused a sudden uptick in the number of cold-stunned sea turtles washing up on beaches in northern, NJ - particularly Sandy Hook and Long Beach Island and Long Island, NY. NOAA is asking all individuals walking these beaches, and beaches throughout the northeast, to report stranded… SEE MORE
New York Scallop Season A Disaster
By Dan Nosowitz. Scallop season in the Northeast opened this past week, with fishermen in New York and New England heading out to find small, succulent bay scallops. The results of the early fishing have been what you might generously called “mixed.” In Massachusetts, fishermen off Martha’s Vineyard have seen… SEE MORE
Fishing Community Supports Atlantic Striped Bass Limits
New Castle, N.H.– On October 30, members of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Striped Bass Management Board voted 11 – 4 for Addendum VI Option 2 to require an 18% reduction in striped bass removals by both the recreational and commercial fishing sectors from North Carolina to Maine.… SEE MORE
Tips and Tricks for Targeting Trophy Tautog
By New England Boating. If you wanted to create the perfect blackfish habitat, you’d start with a mussel-encrusted rock bottom, pepper it with a generous number of wrecks and large boulders then harden some of the shoreline with jetties, sea walls, docks and bulkheads. Next, add an abundance of crabs,… SEE MORE
10 Energy Saving Tips for Energy Awareness Month
By Linda Poppenheimer. This October, fulfill the promise you made to yourself earlier in the year to get serious about saving energy and reducing your carbon footprint. October is an ideal time to address your energy use for a number of reasons. First, you still have plenty of time to… SEE MORE
Floating Sculpture Will Show New Yorkers East River Water Quality
By Clarisa Diaz. A mysterious new attraction has been seen bobbing in the East River off Pier 17 this fall—a glowing 50-foot plus sign. The floating sculpture, a data visualization beacon called + POOL Light, changes color according to the physical conditions of the water, making water quality updates easily accessible… SEE MORE
America's Great Loop: "The Last Great Adventure."
The Great Loop has been called “the last great adventure in North America”, and it’s gaining in popularity as hundreds of boats follow the 6,000-mile continuous waterway route every year. The Great Loop takes boaters up the Atlantic seaboard, through historic canals, across the Great Lakes, down the inland rivers… SEE MORE
New York's 2019 Fall Free Fishing Days
During Free Fishing Days/Weekends, anyone can fish the fresh waters of New York State and no fishing license is required! All other freshwater fishing regulations still apply. Upcoming Free Fishing Dates September 28, 2019 November 11, 2019 Ideas for Free Fishing Days Try fishing for the first time. Haven't fished… SEE MORE
Huntington Harbormaster to Start New Mooring Permit Enforcement
Town of Huntington: The Huntington Harbormaster's Office will start mooring permit enforcement on Friday, August 16; boaters are urged to submit a mooring permit application by August 15, as violations will be issued for unpermitted boats moored in Huntington waters starting August 16. The Mooring Permit Application can be found… SEE MORE