Tides & Weather in Midcoast & Penobscot Bay, ME, Maine
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Nothing to Sneeze at: New Research Shows Pollen can Change the Weather
By noaa.gov. Experimental model explores connection between air quality and weather. More than 80 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies due to airborne pollen, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Associated medical costs exceed $3 billion every year, with nearly half of those costs linked… SEE MORE
The Study of Fish Tagging for Coastal Fisheries Management
By Frank Sargeant. Fish tagging is a powerful tool for the study of fish in coastal fisheries management where ever it’s used, allowing fishery scientists and fishery managers to keep tabs on the growth, mobility and to some extent the mortality rate of various fish. When anglers recapture a tagged… SEE MORE
NOAA Groundbreaking for Rhode Island Marine Operations Center
By nationalfisherman.com. A May 6 groundbreaking event in Rhode Island marked the start of building a new $146.7 million marine operations center for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The future homeport of the NOAA Marine Operations Center-Atlantic is planned for Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island, where the U.S. Navy awarded $146,778,932 to… SEE MORE
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
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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Nothing to Sneeze at: New Research Shows Pollen can Change the Weather
By noaa.gov. Experimental model explores connection between air quality and weather. More than 80 million… More
The Study of Fish Tagging for Coastal Fisheries Management
By Frank Sargeant. Fish tagging is a powerful tool for the study of fish in… More
NOAA Groundbreaking for Rhode Island Marine Operations Center
By nationalfisherman.com. A May 6 groundbreaking event in Rhode Island marked the start of building… More
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 Iliuliuk Bay, AK 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