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Surfing News
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Written by Mike Marks
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Saturday, 06 September 2008 |
 NOAA forecast for the Cape Cod area
Saturday, September 6th 7 am - Waist high and building with rain today; S wind at 15-20mph this afternoon; low tide is at 11 am; Nantucket buoy is showing (6:50 am) 2.6' at 13 secs from S. TS Hanna passes through quickly tonight with wind maxxing out at 35+ mph SSE and gusting higher early Sunday morning. Wind turns offshore WNW at 15 mph+ and sun comes out Sunday afternoon. There should be waves in the head high range. Monday looks like waist-chest with NW wind at 10-15 mph.
Thursday, September 4th 6:30 am - Clean chest+ with head high sets today; SW wind at 15+ mph and sunshine; low tide is at 9:30 am; Nantucket buoy is showing (5:50 am) 3.9' at 11 secs from S. Waves should be a little bigger on Friday with wind from S at 10-15 mph. The remnants of Hurricane Hanna will pass through on the weekend bringing overhead waves and strong SE-S wind. Wind shifts SW on Sunday.
Wednesday, September 3rd 6:00 am - Bumpy head high today with strong N wind at 15-20 mph and sunshine; low tide is at 8:50 am. Nantucket buoy is showing (4:50 am) 6.9' at 9 secs from ENE. Wind turns W tonight, blowing light offshore Thursday morning and then 10-15 mph SW later in the day with waves in chest high range. Overhead S swell from Hurricane Hanna may arrive on Sunday with offshore wind.
Tuesday, September 2nd 7:15 am - Bumpy waist high today with strong NNE wind at 15+ mph and sunshine; low tide at 8:10 am. Nantucket buoy is showing (6:50 am) 3.9' NNE at 5 secs. Strong N wind continues Wednesday with bumpy larger waves. Wind turns offshore on Thursday, conditions should be cleaner and waist+.
Monday, September 1st 7:00 am - Knee high today with NNW wind at 15 mph and
sunshine; low tide is at 7:30 am. Nantucket buoy is showing (5:50 am)
3' at 11 secs from SSE but this is being cancelled by the strong NNW
wind. Wind at 15 mph+ from N continues through Wednesday. Looks like
wind will turn offshore on Thursday and be joined by long period S
swell in the chest high range.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 06 September 2008 )
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Fishing News
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Written by Mike Marks
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Friday, 05 September 2008 |
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Reports:
Vineyard Sound Fishing Report
September 5 - Albacrore, Bonito, Stripers and Bluefish are plentiful
throughout Vineyard Sound.
- Some Bluefish have been caught off the Elizabeth Islands.
- Northern fish are moving down and there have been some big catches in Boston
Harbor and off Race Point in P-Town
This report is courtesy of:
Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Canal
September 5 -Buzzards Bay and the canal are dead. Small
groups of schoolies heading through the canal, but that's it.
This report is courtesy of:
Buzzards Bait
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Last Updated ( Friday, 05 September 2008 )
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Coastlines
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Written by Mike Marks
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
President Bush is creating a strong
environmental legacy in the Pacific Ocean. In June 2006 the President
created the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National
Monument, protecting an area 100
times larger than Yosemite National Park and larger than 46 of the 50
states. Now, just before his term ends he's seeking to protect three
far flung areas in the Pacific including the northern Mariana Islands
(location of the Mariana Trench, the deepest spot on earth),
Rose Atoll in American Samoa; and a collection of reefs and atolls
known as the Line Islands.
Thanks to 200 mile territorial limits a total area of more
than 900,000 square miles, larger than Texas and Alaska
combined, larger than all of Mexico, would be protected. The plan is
receiving enthusiastic support from environmental groups. Some
commercial fishing interests are objecting.
More on this story:
NY Times
LA Times
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 September 2008 )
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Sea Creatures
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Written by Mike Marks
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Tuesday, 02 September 2008 |
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Here's a fun and interesting post by Constance Casey on the life of jellyfish:
"A really good place to have a meaningful and pain-free relationship with
jellyfish is the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Behind glass, artfully illuminated,
the creatures are the very definition of elegance—beautiful in movement
and appearance. People stand quietly, mesmerized, watching the translucent bells
pulse at a hypnotic 30 beats per minute, a little slower than Lance Armstrong's
heart rate." full
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 02 September 2008 )
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Storms
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Written by Mike Marks
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Tuesday, 02 September 2008 |
New Orleans, September 2nd - Gustav has been downgraded to a tropical depression. Although some water splashed over them, the levees held. The main problems come from wind damge. According to Mayor Ray Nagin, "Power lines are down all over the city; there's a significant number of homes and businesses that are without power." The Mayor asked evacuees to stay out of the city for another day.
Oil rigs and shore side facilities weathered the storm with minimal damage. Oil prices are down.
New Orleans, September 1st - New Orleans has been evacuated, the National Guard is in place and supplies have been staged. Hurricane Gustav is coming ashore as a category 3 with 115 mph winds. The good news is that Gustav's storm surge is forecast to be between 8-12'. Katrina pushed up a surge of 25'. That's one good reason to be hopeful that New Orleans' rebuilt levies will withstand the coming surge. In addition to wind and surge Gustav will be delivering heavy rain. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 02 September 2008 )
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Global Warming
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Written by Mike Marks
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Thursday, 28 August 2008 |
 Boulder CO, August 26th
- The National Snow and Ice Data Center
reported that sea ice in the Arctic now covers about 2.03 million
square miles. With shrinking expected to continue through September
it's possible that this year will see the least amount of sea ice since
measurements began in 1979. Within
"five to less than 10 years," the Arctic could be free of sea ice in
the summer, said NASA ice scientist Jay Zwally.
More from Seth Borenstein and Dan Joilng for the AP
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Seafood
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Written by Mike Marks
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 |
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New York teenagers Kate Stoeckle and Louisa Strauss share
a love of sushi. Kate's father Mark worked with DNA bar coding and she was familiar
with the basics. One thing led to another and Kate and Louisa decided to do
some testing using DNA bar code technology to see if the fish
they ordered as sushi were actually what that were being served. The two girls
spent $300 buying sushi from four restaurants and ten grocery stores. They sent
the samples to a graduate student at University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada,
where the Barcode of Life project began. When the results came in it turned
out that half of the restaurant samples and 60% of the grocery store samples
were mislabeled. Not surprisingly, the actually fish being served was
less expensive than what was ordered.
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Coastlines
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Written by Mike Marks
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 |
August 27th - Ballot Measure 4 is failing by a large margin and is projected to lose.
August 26th - Alaska is home to the most productive wild salmon fishery in the United
States. Today Alaskans will vote on a ballot initiative that may
determine the health of that fishery. There's possibly as much as $300
billion worth of gold, copper, and molybdenum in the tundra
surrounding Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska. Mining those minerals would
create as many as 300 jobs. At the same time Bristol Bay is
Alaska's most valuable salmon fishery, with 31 million salmon worth
$108 million landed there in 2007. If Ballot Measure 4 passes today it
would prohibit any new large metal mines from polluting salmon streams or drinking-water
sources. Regardless of the outcome of today's vote there's likely to be
litigation for years to come.
Mining is a messy and toxic business. Digging up minerals in and of
itself releases heavy metals into streams. To make extraction of
valuable ore more efficient some mining operations use cyanide
solutions. Newer technologies are cleaner but are they clean enough?
Today Alaskans are making the call.
More from...
Boston.com
NY Times
Mine Web
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 August 2008 )
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