A recently launched website from NOAA’s Precision Marine Navigation (PMN) program will improve the use and accessibility of NOAA’s marine navigation products and services. The website, Marine Navigation, includes links and short descriptions to NOAA’s various navigation resources, providing a one-stop shop that mariners can visit to get the data they need.
The Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center is located adjacent to the Dismal Swamp State Park, offering trails, exhibits and ongoing programs in Camden County, NC. Docks are provided by the Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR and a NC DOT Rest Area facility. See Sept 16 Update and Dismal Swamp Canal Closed. Our thanks to James Newsome for these kind words. See In Memorium Robert Peek.
Historian David Cecelski illustrates with photos and family lore the story of fishers from Down East Carteret County who found their way to Lake Erie more than a century ago.
Wounded Nature-Working Veterans is a group of veterans, non-veterans and active duty military personnel run by Captain Rudy Socha, a former Marine turned conservationist. The non-profit volunteer organization is working to cleanup, preserve and protect our coastal environment, particularly from derelict vessels.
Under the leadership of Lt. Mike Day, local Coast Guard units marshalled a force of volunteer mariners to pick up survivors and carry them across the harbor to safety. When the local Coast Guard commander put out the call for “all available boats” to make their way to lower Manhattan to help rescue people stranded due to the closure of bridges and tunnels, the response was widespread and immediate. An armada of tugboats, ferries and other vessels quickly arrived on the scene and, in a collective undertaking of tremendous skill and grit, safely evacuated 500,000 people. It was the largest maritime evacuation in history, even exceeding the heroic achievement at Dunkirk in 1940.
There is always plenty to do around Charlotte Harbor, especially during the Fall. While berthed at Fishermen’s Village Marina, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, you are certain to enjoy visiting Western Florida’s beautiful Charlotte Harbor/Peace River.
Punta Gorda, FL—Fishermen’s Village 8th annual Key Lime & Tropical Fest will be held Saturday, September 25, 2021, 12 noon-4 pm. Shops, Restaurants and Specialty Vendors will be showcasing Key Lime, Tropical and other delights! Family friendly activities scheduled at various times throughout the day will include:
Caribbean Vibes by Nostaljah Band (Center Court)
Live music featuring performers Rich McGuire and Bill Crowley (first and third section)
Meet and Greet with Misty the Pony from Endless Trails (Harborwalk)
Jeff the Juggler Magic Show 1 pm (first section)
Star Valle Festival Glitter & Matte Tattoos (near center court)
Meet wildlife from Peace River Wildlife Center
Key Lime Specialties available at Village restaurants, in stores and on the promenade to include:
Good ‘Ole Days Coffee and Ice Cream – Key lime pie ice cream, key lime pie shakes, key lime cookies
Simply Sweet – Key Lime Fudge, Key Lime Pie, Key Lime Pie on a stick
Turtle Bay and The Pier FV – Key Lime Shooters, drink table with key lime specialty drinks out of fresh pineapples!
Asian Professionals Association – Key Lime Inspired chicken and pork
Kristi’s Key Lime Cookies
Home Performance Alliance – Key Lime Slushie samples
Caribbean American Cultural Connections – Key lime dessert
Village Fish Market – Key Lime Beer, Cocktails and Pie!
Village Brewhouse – dessert, craft beers
Captain’s Table and Harpoon Harry’s – cocktails, desserts, chef’s specialties
In a year with very few tropical systems, Hurricane Four of 1913 received barely a notice by the Raleigh office of the Weather Bureau of the United States.
A shipwreck believed to be the George W. Wells is shown on Ocracoke Island after being exposed by waves produced by passing Hurricane Teddy in September 2020. Photo: Cape Lookout National Seashore
This dataset contains mapped boundaries of intertidal oyster reefs and washed shell deposits found along the SC coast. Our thanks to Ted Arisaka for this information.
South Carolina Intertidal Oyster Reef Mapping
This dataset contains mapped boundaries of intertidal oyster reefs and washed shell deposits found along the SC coast. Reefs were mapped through a combination of automated and manual techniques using 4-band (blue, green, red, near-infrared) digital orthophotos with a theoretical ground resolution of 0.25 meters. These photos were taken from 2003-2006 and can be downloaded. The project area covered those sections of the SC coastal zone where oysters had historically been mapped by the SC Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) in the 1980’s. The area spans 122 USGS quarter quadrangles (DOQQs).
Sixty of the mapped DOQQs were ground-truthed by boat to assess accuracy. The initial mapping process met the overall minimum accuracy requirements of the project (80% correct classification) and was completed through a joint effort between Photo Science Inc. and SCDNR. Since 2006, low-altitude helicopter photography (see photo below) has been used to edit and update the initial data product. In 2016, 18.5% of the mapped oysters had been updated using helicopter photography. Edits and improvements to this data product are ongoing, and this dataset will be periodically updated.
A link is included below for a table that lists initial accuracy and editing status data by DOQQ. Accuracy scores listed were calculated for the initial product and do not reflect the results of low-altitude helicopter photography editing, so these scores should be considered to be the minimum level of accuracy for the edited areas. Areas covered and analyzed by low-altitude helicopter photographs can be considered to have the highest degree of accuracy. DOQQs that have not been edited by SCDNR should be used with caution. Due to variations in image quality and visibility of oysters, some localized areas may not be as accurate as reported values. In particular, some of the oyster flats with sparse or patchy oyster coverage were difficult to map. Instructions and links are provided below for access to the data and associated metadata.
This dataset contains mapped boundaries of intertidal oyster reefs and washed shell deposits found along the SC coast. Reefs were mapped through a combination of automated and manual techniques using 4-band (blue, green, red, near-infrared) digital orthophotos with a theoretical ground resolution of 0.25 meters. These photos were taken from 2003-2006 and can be downloaded. The project area covered those sections of the SC coastal zone where oysters had historically been mapped by the SC Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) in the 1980’s. The area spans 122 USGS quarter quadrangles (DOQQs).
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