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Discarded Fishing Gear Repurposed into Cables
By Carli Stewart. It's a staggering fact that approximately 1 million tons of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) find their way into the world’s oceans every year. This ALDFG significantly threatens marine life, primarily contributing to ocean plastic pollution. ABB Installation Products, a company helping with the environmental crisis, has… SEE MORE
Rapid Oyster Reef Restoration Gives Hope for Repairing the Sea
By ecomogazine.com. After a century of functional extinction on the Australian mainland, a Flat oyster reef has been successfully restored along a metropolitan Adelaide coastline. Research by University of Adelaide marine scientists has revealed that the astonishing ecological recovery occurred within two and a half years of the reef being… SEE MORE
Entangled Humpback Whale Near Unalaska Successfully Cut Free
By fisheries.noaa.gov. The response, in a remote community, took several days and involved a broad array of partner agencies, organizations, and local trained volunteers. A humpback whale was entangled in fishing gear in Iliuliuk Bay, near the Port of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Due to the efforts of NOAA, partners, and… SEE MORE
Four Top Inflatable PFDs Tested
By Randy Vance. Inflatable life jackets are lighter and more comfortable to wear. Learn how four of the top models performed during testing. Inflatable life jackets have crossed over from expensive professional gear to an affordable recreational necessity. With good reason. Not only are they cooler, lighter, and more comfortable… SEE MORE
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Southern Coast & Casco Bay, ME
Casco Bay and Maine's Southern Coast are the most populated areas of Maine, but that doesn't result in any lack of charm or local flavor. Portland, the jewel of Maine, and home to the best food anywhere is a vibrant growing city. The Southern Maine Coast has been blessed with miles picturesque beaches, and islands of pastoral country surrounded by seas of forest. Both history and geography create the chemistry to give you a vacation you won't forget. Enjoy a lobster boat cruise, charter fishing excursion or kayaking excursion along the coast, canoeing on the Mousam River, a trolley ride to the beach, or the thrill of an oceanside amusement park. Open year 'round, the Southern Maine Coast has it all. SEE MORE
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High Tide Flooding Predictions for May 2024
By US Harbors. Coastal Flooding Outlook for May 2024 Per NOAA, mean sea level is typically higher in the late spring due to changing weather patterns and increasing water temperatures. That said, the outlook for tidal flooding this May is pretty contained, and is certainly less than we saw a… Learn More
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Discarded Fishing Gear Repurposed into Cables
By Carli Stewart. It's a staggering fact that approximately 1 million tons of abandoned, lost, and discarded… More
Rapid Oyster Reef Restoration Gives Hope for Repairing the Sea
By ecomogazine.com. After a century of functional extinction on the Australian mainland, a Flat oyster… More
Entangled Humpback Whale Near Unalaska Successfully Cut Free
By fisheries.noaa.gov. The response, in a remote community, took several days and involved a broad… More
Four Top Inflatable PFDs Tested
By Randy Vance. Inflatable life jackets are lighter and more comfortable to wear. Learn how… More
Peeking into the Ocean’s Microscopic Baby Boom
By Kelly Fretwell and Adrienne Mason. The northeast Pacific Ocean is home to an astonishing array of… More
Biden-Harris Administration announces $123 million for coastal habitat restoration through Investing in America agenda
By noaa.gov. Funding will support NOAA’s efforts to increase community resilience to climate change and… More
470-Acre Coastal Wetland Restored in Louisiana with $14 Million in NOAA Funding
By fisheries.noaa.gov. Through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program, NOAA and its… More
Call to Fishermen and Farmers: We Need Your Voices at Industry Trade Shows and Events
By Bri Dwyer and Emily De Sousa. The seafood industry’s conference, tradeshow, and event season… More
Commissioner's Insights on Alaska's Fishing Industry
By Carli Stewart. ComFish is Alaska's once-a-year commercial fishing trade show, the largest and longest-running… More
