Bill for Billfish In House of Representatives, Support HR5804
Posted on August 19th 2010 - Lenny Rudow
The House of Representatives has a bill, HR 5804, which prohibits trade in billfish and deserves your support! HR5804, which they’ve titled the Billfish Conservation Act ...
Bacteria in the water, Chesapeake Bay Warnings
Posted on August 13th 2010 - Lenny Rudow
Bacteria in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay is a problem we’ve grown used to, and today there are new warnings out. According to the ...
What Is the Menhaden Coalition?
Posted on August 12th 2010 - Pete McDonald
The decline in the Atlantic menhaden population over the past few decades is staggering: An 88 percent drop in numbers between 1979 and 2009. The ...
Sirius Satellite Weather on the Chartplotter
Posted on July 30th 2010 - Lenny Rudow
After testing Sirius satellite weather on the chartplotter, I signed up for the service myself. Since I take my kids out on offshore adventures that ...
Gulf Oil Spill Map from NOAA Charts Fishing Closures
Posted on July 29th 2010 - Lenny Rudow
There’s a new interactive NOAA map online that charts the Gulf oil spill, fishing closures, spill trajectories, environmental impact, and more; it even has aerial ...
BOOK REVIEW: Deadliest Sea
Posted on July 26th 2010 - Pete McDonald
From Noah to the sinking of the whaleship Essex to The Perfect Storm, maritime disaster stories have kept audiences riveted in accounts recorded on the ...
BP To Work With Private Boat Owners
Posted on July 8th 2010 - Pete McDonald
The BP oil spill in the Gulf hasn’t come close to being contained. The company’s getting a slight reprieve from media scrutiny while LeBron James ...
Bluefin Tuna Fishing Shut Down?
Posted on June 28th 2010 - Lenny Rudow
Will bluefin tuna fishing be shut down in the near future? According to the New York Times, an environmental advocacy group called the Center for ...
MoGo iPhone App Lets You Report on BP Gulf Disaster
Posted on June 26th 2010 - Pete McDonald
You can file your own “citizen scientist” reports on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster and contribute information about what’s really happening down there. ...
NOAA Fish Habitat Map Locations Released
Posted on June 23rd 2010 - Lenny Rudow
NOAA released a new and interactive Eessential Fish Habitat map this week, which shows locations of habitat, gear restrictions and closed areas, and species locations. This is ...