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To help prepare for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, SCDNR will be holding courtesy boat inspections across the state.
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Numerous ATON Changes Made in Core Sound, Beaufort, NC
The Coast Guard is making more than two dozen changes to aids to navigation near Shackleford Banks and Harkers Island in Carteret County. In rough offshore weather Cruisers with shallow draft who wish to anchor in Cape Lookout Bight may choose to access the anchorage via Taylor Creek and Barden Inlet which separates Shackleford Banks and Core Banks.
Coast Guard changing aids to navigation in Carteret waters
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SC Saltwater Fishing Licenses Increase in Price on July 1st
Saltwater anglers fishing in South Carolina waters will begin paying more for their licenses beginning July 1, 2021.— NEWS RELEASE —
For Immediate Release
Increases to state saltwater fishing license fees take effect July 1
COLUMBIA, S.C. (June 24, 2021) — Saltwater anglers fishing in South Carolina waters will begin paying more for their licenses beginning July 1, 2021. The change will affect both resident and non-resident recreational anglers, and saltwater charter fishing vessels.
The increase in the license fee passed by state lawmakers and signed into law by Gov. Henry McMaster earlier this month was one part of a comprehensive legislative package aimed at addressing overfishing of flounder that also included changes to size and bag limits, and the establishment of a new stocking program designed to help rebuild the state’s flounder population over time.
For South Carolina residents, the cost of an annual saltwater recreational fishing license will increase from $10 to $15, bringing South Carolina’s saltwater recreational license fees for residents in line with neighboring states (GA: $15; NC: $16). This represents the first increase in the state’s saltwater license fee in two decades. A complete list of new fees is outlined in the chart below.
The new regulations also include a minimum size limit of 16 inches and allow a catch limit of 5 fish per person per day and no more than 10 fish per boat per day. Previously, the minimum size limit was 15 inches, and the catch limit was 10 fish per person per day and 20 fish per boat per day. The new harvest limits will also take effect July 1, 2021.
Saltwater License Fees, Effective July 1
Fee Resident – 14 Day $10 Resident – Annual $15 Resident – 3 Year $45 Nonresident – 1 Day $10 Nonresident – 7 Day $35 Nonresident – 14 Day No Longer Available Nonresident – Annual $75 Nonresident – 3 Year No Longer Available Charter Fishing Vessel License Fees, Effective July 1
Fee Resident – Six or fewer passengers $275 Resident – 6 to 49 passengers $450 Resident – 50+ Passengers $650 Nonresident – Six or fewer passengers $550 Nonresident – 6 to 49 passengers $900 Nonresident – 50+ Passengers $1,300 
For additional information, contact:
Erin Weeks at (843) 953-9845
WeeksE@dnr.sc.gov
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Inspiration from a Waterway Journey
Completing a challenging 1,141-mile journey down the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in a 27-foot, flat-bottom skiff was rewarding for captains Greg Parker and Jeff Haddock.
Captains inspire others with ‘Don’t wait’ message
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Florida Keys Pump-out Outfitting Program – MPOOP
There are nearly 500 marine facilities throughout the Florida Keys with hundreds of liveaboard vessels at these locations. However, less than 30 percent of these facilities have pump-out equipment available. Monroe County has adopted policies to increase the availability of pump-out facilities in order to reduce pollutant discharges to protect our nearshore waters.
Monroe County Marina Pump-Out Outfitting Program (MPOOP)
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Happy Father’s Day from Key Lime Sailing Club, Key Largo, FL
Key Lime Sailing Club, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, always has very special offers for their visitors! Key Lime Sailing Club is a unique slice of KEYS ENJOYMENT…give it a try and let us hear about your experience.
To all the dads out there who provided stability in their children’s lives with love and acceptance. Thank you for everything! Happy Father’s Day!What makes this coming Father’s Day extra special? It just so happens to be the 60th birthday of the “Father of KLSC”! Thank you, Paul, for being the backbone of Key Lime Sailing Club and Cottages throughout the years. Key Lime has flourished with you at the helm, and we wish you the best for many more years. Thank you!Looking for a last minute gift for Dad? Give him the Gift of Sail with our Gift Certificates that you can use at Key Lime Sailing Club, American Sailing Academy, Morning Star Charters, and Pirate’s Choice Charters.
Our Low Season RatesAugust 16 is the start of our low season rates where you can book a cottage for as low as $175 per night (excluding holidays). August to December gives you a chance to enjoy the Florida Keys where everything is less expensive, and the place is not as crowded. Call reservations today!Available Cottages and Dates
Book at Key Lime now! Cottage rental includes unlimited use of a 22’ sailboat (for qualified sailors), kayaks, paddle boards, water toys, bicycles, snorkel and fishing gear at no extra cost.We also offer activities such as ocean side sail and snorkel charters aboard a pirate ship, bayside sunset cruise, sailing lessons, and kayak eco-tours.Visit our website www.keylimesailingclub.com and send us a Request to Book! You can also call or text our reservation specialist at 305-451-3438 almost any time day or night!
Win Stays at Key Lime Sailing ClubTo our past and present guests: Here’s a chance to come back and vacation at KLSC for free! Send us pictures of your stay here and win a free 3-night stay by participating in our 8th Annual KLSC Photo Contest. Check here for details.Got a talent for video making? Enter our 8th Annual KLSC Video Contest and get a chance to win a free 5-night stay! Check here for details.We at Key Largo Cottages at Key Lime Sailing Club love our guests and we would love to see you back again for another fun-filled and relaxing Florida Keys vacation!Reservations is standing by at keylargocottages@keylimesailingclub.com or call 1-305-451-3438.Thank you and see y’all in the Florida Keys!Follow Key Lime Sailing Club and Cottages on Social Media:Learn ASA Certified Sailing at American Sailing Academy. Call us at 305-587-3205.Enjoy a Snorkel or Sunset Cruise both bay side and ocean side as well as boat rentals from 22 foot to 68 foot. at Morning Star Sailing Charters. Call us at 305-451-7057.South Dade Marina, Wet and Dry Slips Available. Call 305-247-8730Be the first to comment!
FAA Releases Spaceport Camden Environmental Impact Statement
Despite vigorous opposition from boaters and environmentalists, Spaceport Camden has cleared its first major hurdle to becoming a reality. The Federal Aviation Administration released its Environmental Impact Statement on Thursday with the proposed alternative being to issue a launch site operator’s license to the county. See Spaceport Camden Might Be in Doubt and More Reason to Oppose Spaceport Camden. Our thanks to Ted Arisaka for keeping us updated on this issue.
FAA releases spaceport environmental impact statement
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AICW Infrastructure and Vision
Congress authorized the creation of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in 1919 and the entire waterway was completed in 1940. It extends 1,100 miles from Norfolk, Va., to Key West, Fla.
Waterway Infrastructure And Vision
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Pasquotank, Chowan Rivers Crucial to Albemarle Sound History
A longtime CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, historic Edenton is at the mouth of the Chowan River on the northwest shore of Albemarle Sound.
Pasquotank, Chowan rivers crucial to area’s history, recreation
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Origin of the “Motion of the Ocean” Revealed
Ocean currents sometimes pinch off sections that create circular currents of water called “eddies.” This “whirlpool” motion moves nutrients to the water’s surface, playing a significant role in the health of the Florida Keys coral reef ecosystem.
Eddies are circular currents of water with a whirlpool motion that moves nutrients to the water’s surface.
Origin of the ‘Motion of the Ocean’ in the Straits of Florida Revealed BY GISELE GALOUSTIAN | 6/17/2021
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‘Ditch of Death’: Navigation in Hatteras Inlet dicey … again
Shoaling threatens navigation in economically vital Hatteras Inlet, prompting frustrated fishers to dub the South Ferry Channel the “Ditch of Death.” A consultant, responding to conditions, told the Dare County Waterways Commission Monday that continuing to dredge the passage appears “futile.”
‘Ditch of Death’: Navigation in Hatteras Inlet dicey … again
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NOAA Navigation Services Quarterly Newsletter – June 17, 2021
These quarterly newsletters report the work being done by NOAA to aid safe navigation.
Quarterly Newsletter
July 2021
NOAA Custom Chart version 1.0 released to the public
On April 1, 2021, NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey released NOAA Custom Chart version 1.0, a dynamic map tool which enables users to create their own paper and PDF nautical charts derived from the official NOAA electronic navigational chart (NOAA ENC®), NOAA’s premier nautical chart product.Sea level trends continue to increase at Atlantic and Gulf water level stations
The map above illustrates relative sea level trends, with arrows representing the direction and magnitude of change.
NOAA calculated new trends for its long-term water level stations, incorporating all NOAA water level data up to the end of 2020. The data shows that most long-term trends along the U.S. coastlines point to long-term and persistent sea level rise. Specifically, all U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastal stations experienced an uptick in their sea level trends in 2020. However, many stations along the Pacific coast experienced a slight reduction in their sea level trends. These trends span over 100 stations along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts and islands within the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
NOAA’s Precision Marine Navigation data service receives first major update
The Precision Marine Navigation (PMN) program has completed the first update of its prototype navigation data service – the PMN data processing and dissemination system and PMN Data Gateway viewer. The data processing and dissemination system provides surface current forecast guidance from NOAA’s forecast systems, in a prototype marine navigation data format. The viewer allows users to visualize the predictions and discover where they are. Both the system and the viewer were updated to include data from the recently upgraded Northern Gulf of Mexico Operational Forecast System (NGOFS2).NOAA and its partners to host outreach webinar on upcoming vertical datum updates
NOAA and its partner agencies in Canada are updating three vertical datums: the International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD) used to reference water levels in the Great Lakes and connecting channels; the National Tidal Datum Epoch (NTDE) used to reference water levels along the U.S. ocean coastline; and the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), the geodetic vertical datum that will be replaced by the North American-Pacific Geopotential Datum of 2022 (NAPGD2022). The datum updates are expected to impact a range of communities, including: navigation and shipping, permitting and planning, surveying and mapping, and water management. To learn more, join us on July 15 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (EDT) for a joint webinar, Vertical Datums: An Overview and Planned Updates. Coast Survey to shut down the Raster Navigational Chart Tile Service and other related services
NOAA will shut down its Raster Navigational Chart (RNC) Tile Service and the online RNC Viewer on October 1, 2021. The NOAA Seamless Raster Navigational Chart Services will be shut down on January 1, 2022. This is part of a larger NOAA program to end production and maintenance of all NOAA traditional paper and raster nautical charts that was announced in the Federal Register in November 2019.NOAA works with partners to expand several Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems, enhancing safety of marine navigation
NOAA has worked with its local partners on the Gulf Coast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast to expand its Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems PORTSⓇ to include important sensors that will improve marine navigation safety in these areas. The Corpus Christi PORTS upgrade includes several additional visibility meteorological stations, an offshore wave sensor, and current meters that will provide real-time information mariners can use to navigate the increasingly busy and congested seaport. The Sabine Neches PORTS added a current meter at an LNG facility in Sabine Pass, making it the eighth operational current meter in this PORTS. The Chesapeake Bay South PORTS also added a current meter, for a total of seven around the lower end of the Bay. Finally, a newly rebuilt water level and meteorological station was added to Jacksonville PORTS for monitoring along the St. Johns River, near the Buckman Bridge. The addition of these valuable real-time data helps mariners – particularly from large cargo ships and assisting tug boats coming in and out of port – to navigate safely, protecting life and property and keeping commerce moving smoothly.
The Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping announces progress report on mapping U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters
The Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IWG-OCM) released the second annual report on the progress made in mapping U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters. The depth, shape, and composition of the seafloor are foundational data elements that we need to understand in order to explore, sustainably develop, conserve, and manage our coastal and offshore ocean resources. The 2020 National Strategy for Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and the global Seabed 2030 initiative make comprehensive ocean mapping a priority for the coming decade. The Unmapped U.S. Waters report tracks progress toward these important goals.New coastal models will aid mariner safety on the west coast and Gulf of Mexico
NOAA operational forecast models can help ships like this one docked in Corpus Christi anticipate coastal conditions that may impact the safety and efficiency of their travel routes.
NOAA has launched two new models along the west coast and northern Gulf of Mexico that will provide continuous quality-controlled data on water levels, currents, water temperature and salinity out to 72 hours. These models will cover the entire west coast from Baja Mexico to British Columbia and the entire northern Gulf including the mouth of the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain, and the Texas border. NOAA’s network of operational forecast models are being implemented in critical ports, harbors, estuaries, Great Lakes, and coastal waters of the U.S. to form a national backbone of real-time data, tidal predictions, data management and operational modeling. This network promotes safe marine navigation in the Nation’s waterways.
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A New Offering from Intracoastal Yacht Sales – Carolina Breeze
Intracoastal Yacht Sales, a long-time CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, offers full service brokerage representation from three locations: Wrightsville Beach, NC, Little River, SC and Charleston, SC. You will want to see this exceptional cruising vessel! Click link below for full details,
Carolina Breeze – 2002 44′ CARVER 444 Cockpit Motor Yacht
Folly Beach South Carolina United States
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My wife and I purchased this Carver444 in 2002. Took delivery in Wilmington, NC in June. We cruised her until 2012 when family situations caused us to sell her . She has had only two owners in her 19 years… and two owners who cared very much for her. It is our hope that she finds a new owner who will enjoy her and care for her as the past two owners have. She will bring you many happy times and wonderful lifetime memories.
Her first name was "WinSue" and now she is "Carolina Breeze"….
Intracoastal Yachts knows this boat well and will be looking for her new owner. Bobby Gregory was involved when we sold her and has her in his care again.
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Our NC Coast’s History: The Herring Workers
Coastal Review is featuring the work of North Carolina historian David Cecelski, who writes about the history, culture and politics of the North Carolina coast.
Women gutting and heading herring at either the Perry-Belch or Cannons Ferry fishery, ca. 1937-41. Like so many women in those days, they’re using old fertilizer bags as aprons. Many a family came down to the river with that kind of fertilizer bag and carried salt herring home in them, too. Photo by Charles A. Farrell. Courtesy, State Archives of North Carolina
Our Coast’s History: The Herring Workers
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How Hogfish Earned Their Name
Hogfish are strange-looking members of the wrasse family, Labridae, many of which are brightly colored. .
A rooster hogfish shows off its sharp, protruding teeth. Photo: Robert Michelson
Piggish behavior when feeding earned hogfish their name
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Solving Plastic Pollution – Earthday
With collective action, we can create a future free of plastics.
Solving plastic pollution will help us stop climate change
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This Week at Interior
This Week: Celebrating one of Earth’s most precious resources during National Ocean Month.
This Week: Celebrating one of Earth’s most precious resources during National Ocean Month; it’s the first assessment of wind energy potential in the Gulf of Mexico; a proposed offshore wind lease sale off New York and New Jersey could power millions of homes and generate thousands of jobs; Secretary Haaland says Interior’s projected budget increase will help foster diversity, equity, and inclusion; a new report from the National Park Service shows visitor spending continues to be a boon for local economies; a new experience awaits visitors to the newly-reopened Arlington House; and some towering purple flowers are the stars of our social media Picture of the Week!
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Secretary Haaland Cites Interior’s “Blue Portfolio” at Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2021
June is National Ocean Month, and Secretary Haaland helped celebrate with remarks during Capitol Hill Ocean Week. She talked about Interior’s “blue portfolio,” and how it’s managed by agency bureaus and offices committed to conserving and restoring coastal and ocean resources. “Each of us, has a responsibility to future generations to care for our Earth and leave behind a livable planet for our children, grandchildren, and future generations,” she said. “As we manage our ocean and its boundless resources, I am committed to working closely with Congress to ensure the President’s budget priorities for conservation, clean energy, and environmental justice are at the forefront of our work.”
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Interior Announces First Assessment of Gulf of Mexico Wind Energy Potential
Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management this week announced the first-ever assessment of offshore wind energy potential in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s another milestone in the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to create tens of thousands of good-paying union jobs through the deployment of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030.
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Proposed Offshore Wind Lease Sale off New York/New Jersey
Elsewhere this week the Department announced another first, a proposed lease sale for offshore wind development in the New York Bight. That’s an area of shallow waters that stretches from Long Island in the north to Cape May New Jersey in the south. It could generate enough megawattage to power nearly three and a half-million homes. This would be the first offshore lease sale under Secretary Haaland’s leadership.
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FY 2022 Budget Proposal Fosters Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility at Interior
Interior’s slice of the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 budget may be an increase of 17% over last year, but that’s just where the story starts. Secretary Haaland says preserving our historic sites and lands for future generations is at the heart of what Interior does, and she’s committed to centering the voices, history, and stories of those who have been unrepresented and underrepresented. The Biden-Harris administration’s 2022 budget proposal also includes increases across the Department to better address diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workforce.
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National Park Visitors Spend $28.6 Billion, Support 234K Jobs in 2020
The National Park Service this week announced visitor spending at the nation’s parks last year approached $29 billion, and supported more than a quarter-million jobs. Most of that economic impact affected communities within 60 miles of a national park, generating business sales while supporting jobs and local economies.
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A Reimagined Experience for Newly-Rehabilitated Arlington House
The National Park Service this week announced the reopening of Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, after a complete three-year rehabilitation, and a transformation of the visitor experience. New exhibits and research allows visitors to learn the history of the Custis and Lee families, alongside that of the more than 100 enslaved people who labored on the plantation.
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Tweet of the Week
Secretary Deb Haaland @SecDebHaaland Congratulations to the Tribal graduates of the Class of 2021!
You are each the keeper of our traditions, and the answer to our
ancestor’s prayers. I am so proud of you.
9 Jun Picture of the Week
Every year a brilliantly colored bloom of purple lupine flowers draws admirers to the Bald Hills of Redwood National and State Parks in California. Photo courtesy of Doug Shearer
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BoatBlurb: QuickTips Boating at Night
A late-night cruise is not only a different side of boating, it can be an enjoyable and unique experience. And by becoming familiar with night driving techniques you will never be caught without experience when the need arises. BoatBlurb offers valuable tips.
#QuickTips Boating at Night
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The Adventures of Knott Kidd’n – Highfield Boats
A 6,000-nautical mile circumnavigation of the eastern part of North America, the Great Loop takes cruisers through more than 15 states and provinces in two countries, transiting a wide variety of waterways ranging from narrow canals to mighty rivers, wide windswept bays, and four of the Great Lakes. Most people who take their boat on the “Great Loop” spend years, even decades, planning for it. Not Dustin Kidd from Louisville, Kentucky. It took him just two months from the day he decided to do the Great Loop in his 1989 50’ Chris-Craft Constellation, Knot Kidd’n, to casting off from the dock. Click the links below for the full story.
The Adventures of Knott Kidd’n from Highfield Adventures.
See also America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association.
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Beavers Bend Marina- Book Your Boat Rental Today! Broken Bow, OK
For anyone headed out to Oklahoma, TopSide Marinas, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, offers boat rentals at Beavers Bend Marina on Broken Bow Lake, a beautiful lake in pristine southeast Oklahoma.
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