Harboradmin Sailing can be a great outdoor activity that complies with social distancing rules under the current pandemic restrictions. This video is excellent on detailing several options on the different boats for you to choose from. Enjoy!
Container fires on ships are becoming increasingly common – and dangerous. Hazardous cargoes on ships exploding in the middle of the night in the ports of South Korea. More details at Maritime Executive – Hell on Water.
Near Monterey Bay
Meeting is Thursday, June 1st, 2017, 7:00 pm Our Guest Speaker for Thursday, June 1st will be Wes Boyle from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Come hear and ask question of Wes about his time in the field defending our Natural Resources. Hear how the guys caught their fish in the Multi – … Read more
Check out Planet in Action Ship Simulator. The video is pretty cool! Click on Harbor News page “Planet in Action Ship Simulator” if the first link doesn’t work.
Santa Barbara Harbor Great Blue Heron Reference from edhat.com
Monterey Bay Research Institute The mission of Marine Operations is to enable MBARI scientists and engineers to unravel the mysteries of the world’s ocean utilizing better systems, methods and technology. Marine Operations enables scientists to be successful by understanding the scientific goals, and adapting equipment and methods to achieve these goals.
Improvements in fishing equipment seem to be preventing lethal ‘bycatch.’ The number of sea turtles accidentally caught and killed in fishing gear in United States coastal waters has declined by an estimated 90 percent since 1990, according to a new study by researchers at Duke University Project GloBAL (Global By-catch Assessment of Long-lived Species) and … Read more
UCSB Geography graduate student Kitty Currier wrote the following description of her attempt to supplement her SCUBA-based observations of reefs and fish populations by using kite aerial photography (KAP) as a relatively inexpensive means of generating high-resolution aerial imagery for her marine research. For more, read Kitty Currier Flies a Kite for Marine Research