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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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Florida governor orders distancing rules for boaters

TALLAHASSEE, Florida—Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order for boating as part of social distancing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. The March 27 order requires recreational vessels must maintain

Tokyo Olympic Sailing
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Tokyo Games postponed to 2021

UPDATE: New dates for the Tokyo Games have been announced. The 2021 Summer Games will start July 23, 2021 and run through Aug. 8, 2021. TOKYO, Japan—It was only a

Mexico Ports and COVID-19
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Mexico restricts boating activities due to COVID-19

ENSENADA, Mexico—Pleasure vessel activities in Mexican ports will be restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a directive issued by Mexico’s maritime authority. Directive #13, which was issued on