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In this episode of On My Coast, we connect with former Sea Grant Knauss Fellows and discuss their experiences as fellows, where they are now, and some advice for prospective fellows.  Tune in for conversations with Jordan Rutland (Analyst II: ESA/MMPA Support Services, Ocean Associates, Inc.), Jim LaChance (Aquaculture Projects Coordinator, Maryland Sea Grant), and Maddie Kennedy (Student Opportunities Manager, NOAA Sea Grant).   Related links: John A. Knauss Marine Policy...

Time is running out for embattled Pacific leatherback sea turtles by Marlowe Starling on 30 April 2021 Marine biologists warn that the western Pacific leatherback could go extinct without immediate conservation measures and transnational cooperation. This subpopulation has decreased at a rate of 5.6% each year for an overall 80% decline over a 28-year period, according to a recent study. While the IUCN lists the species as a whole as vulnerable, the Pacific populations are critically endangered partly because of their long migratory routes through the high seas, where they face threats like ...

Eric S. Laschever Share: On June 15, 2020, Dr. Neil Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, acting for Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, overruled North Carolina’s and South Carolina’s determinations under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1451–1466, that seismic exploration for oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) was inconsistent with their federally approved Coastal Management Programs. Decision & Findings by U.S. Under Sec’y of Com. for Oceans & Atmosphere in the Consistency Appeal of WesternGeco fro...

 E-Mail IMAGE: A North Atlantic right whale photographed in Cape Cod Bay, Mass. Trauma wounds are scarred over but still very evident, showing that non-lethal entanglement can still have serious health... view more  Credit: Photo: J. Durban, NOAA, and Holly Fearnbach, SR3. Permit # 17355-01 Woods Hole, Mass. (February 25, 2021) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) along with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries have released the first broad scale synthesis of available information derived from right whale health assessment techniques. The manus...

Tales of sea serpents and sea monsters have been around ever since humans climbed onto a log to float and decided there must be a better way to sail. They’ve been depicted in stories and movies, pictured on maps and gravitated to lakes, where a few have attained celebrity status (we’re looking at you, Nessie!). And yet … there has never been a plausible explanation for them, especially the massively long, multiple humped versions of lore that couldn’t be written off as giant squids, giant dinosaurs or giant anything else. That changed recently when one researchers studied hundreds of ...