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Channel Islands Harbor to re-open boat launch ramp

OXNARD—Ventura County offered some good news for local boaters: the boat launch ramp at Channel Islands Harbor will be re-opened to the boating public as of April 24 – but

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New dates set for Annual WoodenBoat Show in Connecticut

MYSTIC, Connecticut—The 29th Annual WoodenBoat Show in Mystic, Connecticut has been postponed from June to August. Due to growing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, WoodenBoat Publications, Inc. announced the company

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Fugro wins NOAA contract for shoreline mapping services

Frederick, MARYLAND—Fugro, a Netherlands-based company specializing in geo-data, has signed a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide shoreline mapping services in support of the agency’s Coastal Mapping Program. Fugro will

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NOAA to test electronic monitoring in herring fishery

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) —Federal fishing regulators are evaluating how to use electronic monitoring to help manage one of the largest fisheries on the East Coast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric

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Burton W. Chace Park closed during Easter

The L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors announced Burton W. Chace Park would be closed on Easter, which is April 12. The park will also be closed on Orthodox