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High Tide, Low Tide, My Tide
No need to consult a tide chart and make adjustments for your local tides: the Sandy Shores custom tide clocks show the High, Low, Incoming and Outgoing tides so planning your next beach picnic, kayaking adventure or fishing trip is easy. These tide clocks are delivered with the clock set… SEE MORE
How and When to Watch the Longest Lunar Eclipse in 580 Years
By Jake Smith. Some cosmic events are, well, once in a blue moon. Others, like the return of Halle’s Comet, are possible to catch maybe twice. But this Friday’s near-total lunar eclipse — the longest of the century and the first of this length in 580 years — is truly once-in-a-lifetime (or, more accurately, many lifetimes). On the… SEE MORE
November 2021 - News from Our Coasts
NEWS & UPDATES FOR NOVEMBER Updates from US Harbors News & Virtual Events from Our Partners Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Month Updates from US Harbors We are hosting a free online conference on November 17th to help coastal communities--and their citizens--understand and prepare for changes… SEE MORE
NOAA Funds Golet’s Latest Western Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Research
ORONO —The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Golet, a research assistant professor with the UMaine School of Marine Sciences, more than $276,000 to lead a team of researchers who will collect and analyze updated western Atlantic bluefin tuna population data, according to a news release from UMaine. The new data is to help reduce… SEE MORE
Storm Batters Long Island With Hail and Prompts Rare Tornado Warnings
By Troy Closson and Isabella Grullón Paz. A series of rare tornado warnings rattled the New York metro area as heavy rain, quarter-size hail and powerful wind battered parts of Long Island, New York City and New Jersey on Saturday. No injuries were reported as a result of the fast-moving… SEE MORE
Portland’s Historic Union Wharf is Being Sold and Preserved for Maritime Use
Union Wharf, a cornerstone of the waterfront in operation in Maine’s largest city for 228 years, is being purchased by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in a transaction that aims to maintain access for fishermen, response personnel to oil spills, lobster wholesalers and other maritime businesses. The pier has… SEE MORE
5 Tips for Greener Living Aboard
By Jennifer Brett. Life aboard a boat is already pretty green, which is one of its appeals. When you’re away from the dock, every resource is limited and must be somehow generated and/or stored on the boat, and everything going out, like trash and waste, needs to have a plan.… SEE MORE
Learn About Our Presenters... "Rising with the Tide: Keeping Our Communities Above Water"
Our free online conference for Coastal Communities is this Wednesday, Nov 17th. Learn more about our presenters, and join us! PRESENTERS INCLUDE: Senator Angus King Since 2013, Senator King has served as Maine’s first Independent United States Senator. He's strong believer in the need for greater bipartisan dialogue and relationship building, and… SEE MORE
Antarctic Penguin Washes Ashore Nearly 2,000 Miles from Home
By Zachary Rosenthal. An Adélie penguin native to Antarctica washed ashore on the beaches of Birdlings Flat, New Zealand, this week, more than 1,800 miles from home. The penguin, which locals have named Pingu, likely swam the entire distance from the shores of Antarctica to New Zealand, only the third time… SEE MORE
Communities Consider 'Managed Retreat' from Climate Change
By Drew Costley and Seth Borenstein. ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Ricky Wright points to the bank of a creek to show one way his hometown has been affected by climate change. Many banks have eroded or collapsed, and now some favorite fishing spots that were once on solid… SEE MORE
Are We On the Verge of Chatting with Whales?
By Christoph Droesser. “I don’t know much about whales. I have never seen a whale in my life,” says Michael Bronstein. The Israeli computer scientist, teaching at Imperial College London, England, might not seem the ideal candidate for a project involving the communication of sperm whales. But his skills as… SEE MORE
Red Tide Mid-Week Update for November 10, 2021
Current Conditions A patchy bloom of the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where cells were detected in 92 samples over the past week. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were observed in 13 samples: one from offshore of Walton County, five from Bay County, two from Franklin County, four from… SEE MORE
