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CT Chef Makes Sushi from Invasive Crab
StumbleUpon.com: Sushi chef Bun Lai has a taste for the beach. He grew up exploring the craggy shore and rocky isles of coastal Connecticut, a passion he’s carried with him into adulthood. A few years ago, Lai and a...
Loyal Coast Guard Dog Buried at Sea
MVTimes.com: The crew of Coast Guard Station Menemsha buried Bridger at sea Wednesday. The military ceremony, held aboard the station’s workhorse 47’ motor lifeboat in the waters off the Vineyard, paid tribute to a crew member who...
Aquaculture Article Withdrawn in Mattapoisett, MA
An article to prohibit aquaculture farms from some coastal waters in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, has been withdrawn, according to SouthCoast Today. The town’s counsel felt that the article, which would have been considered at the upcoming town meeting, does not...
Sewage Spill in Greenwich Harbor, CT
GreenwichTime: As much as 60,000 gallons of untreated sewage was released into the waters off Old Greenwich on Friday after a problem with the town’s sewer system was detected. Dennis Schain, a spokesman for the state’s Department of Energy...
Body Found in Penobscot River
Portland Press Herald: The body of a popular Bangor-area minister was found in the Penobscot River near Penobscot Narrows Bridge in Bucksport this morning. Waldo County Sheriff’s Department officials identified the body as the Rev. Robert “Bob” Carlson, 68,...
Lecture to Focus on Problem of Marine Debris
This Tuesday, November 15, Rachael Miller, Executive Director of The Rozalia Project will present a lecture on the problem of marine debris in an exciting and interactive audience challenge that focuses on what boaters can do about this problem....
Eagle Viewing Trips on the Connecticut River
The Connecticut Audubon Society EcoTravel has announced its Eagle Viewing Boat Ride Schedule on the Connecticut River for 2012. Trips begin Saturday, February 11 and run until Sunday, March 18. Boats depart at 9:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2:00...
Conference Examines Economic Benefits of Wind Power
CapeCodToday: Military base reductions. Tourism dropping. Fishing declining. By 2006, Germany’s North Sea communities stood at a crossroads. That’s when the port of Cuxhaven made a decision. It wanted “permanent high quality jobs” Dr. Hans-Joachim Stietzel told a group...
Good News for CT Plovers, Least Terns
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced the results from the 2011 piping plover and least tern nesting season. Fifty-two pairs of piping plovers nested along the Connecticut coastline during the 2011 breeding season; 9 more...
Vote on New London’s Riverside Park Sale Recounted
TheDay.com: Those eager to know whether voters have approved the sale of a portion of Riverside Park to the U.S. Coast Guard will have to wait a week to find out. According to state law, automatic recounts must take...
