Oceans
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
ME ‘living shorelines’ counter rising sea levels, stronger storms
By Erik Hoffner for Mongabay.Broadcast version by Kathryn Carley for Maine News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Ser…
Ocean Protection Council refines plans to protect CA coastal waters
California has set a goal to protect 30% of its land and waters by the year 2030, so the Ocean Protection Council is working on which waters should …
Federal court rejects permit for industrial aquaculture structures
Ocean advocates are hailing a federal judge's decision that deemed a nationwide permit for industrial aquaculture structures unlawful. The U.S…
River herring loss in MA part of greater forage stock decline
Members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head are asking federal regulators to help restore the river herring, a forage fish they said is vital to the …
CT seeing sharp drop in forage fish population
Connecticut's forage fish population is disappearing. The newest Atlantic herring stock assessment showed aside from overfishing, the species is not …
Group addressing menhaden decline in the upper Chesapeake Bay
Forage fish, a critical food source for other species, are in decline up and down the Eastern Seaboard but menhaden decline in Maryland waters has …
Northeast anglers: Forage-fish depletion is no red herring
Anglers along the Atlantic coast want stricter regulations to help improve stocks of Atlantic herring, a forage fish vital to a healthy ocean …
Latino voters in AR call on Congress to clean up Mississippi River
Some Latinos in Arkansas were among 400 residents across 10 states polled about the health of the Mississippi River. Both registered Republicans and …
CT governor pauses involvement in multistate offshore wind deal
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is pausing the state's involvement in a multistate offshore wind development deal. Lamont cites the projects' potential …
Deep dives near CA's southern islands aim to show harm from gillnet fishing
Marine biologists conducting deep dives near five California islands are collecting data they hope will strengthen the case for ending gillnet fishing…
Menhaden decline threatens Virginia's ecosystem, fisheries
In Virginia's waters, the decline of a small but critically important fish is causing growing concern among conservation groups and fishermen alike…
Plastics production highlighted during Pollution Prevention Week
This is Pollution Prevention Week and advocates are renewing their call on one plastics manufacturer to clean up its act. An August demonstration at …