Westport
Dead Dolphin Discovered off Westport, MA
Avid boater and fisherman Kevin Carter of Westport, Massachusetts, emailed to let us know that his friend Ray Bosse had discovered this dead dolphin on February 25 while conducting a walking survey of the southwest shore of Gooseberry Neck,...
Report to Detail Westport, MA, Nitrogen Pollution
EastBayRI.com: A report that is expected to focus on nitrogen overloading in the Westport River and its tributaries is due to be released shortly. The Massachusetts Estuaries Project (MEP) report for the Westport River watershed will be made...
CT Group to Offer Water-Quality, Exploration Program
HarborWatch, a program of Earthplace in Westport, Connecticut, is conducting a stream-exploration and water-monitoring workshop for adults and high school students beginning Saturday, March 3. This 4-week workshop runs every Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in March...
Westport, CT, Chowdafest Draws a Crowd
TheHour.com: Thousands of chowdaheads crowded the cafeteria at Bedford Middle School to slurp samples of chowders, soups and bisques Saturday for the 4th annual Chowdafest, an event that raises funds for the Connecticut Food Bank. Cars...
Westport, CT, Chowdafest Set for Saturday
CTPost.net: The ingredients are in place this year to make this the biggest “Chowdafest” yet. “We had almost 20,000 votes cast last year,” said Norwalk’s Jim Keenan, who launched the competition and serves as its chairman. “And I think...
Westport, CT, Polar Plunge to Benefit Children
TheHour.com: For most, the very idea of jumping into the icy waters of Long Island Sound in the winter sends a shiver down one’s spine. But for Clayton Tibbetts, the early morning Polar Plunge on New Year’s Day at...
10 Top Launch Ramps in Southeastern, MA
As many of you know, I trailer my 33-foot Contender center console all over Cape Cod and southeastern Massachusetts in order to put my customers on the best possible fishing. Over the years I’ve trailered and launched everything from...
Norwalk, CT’s Flotilla 72 to be Modernized
The Hour Online reports on the modernization of “Flotilla 72” of the Coast Guard Auxillary, commanded by Arthur Gottlieb. Flotilla 72, founded in 1942, is charged with protecting the coastal waterways between Westport and Darien, Connecticut. Gottlieb apparently plans...
LI Sound Lobster Documentary Debuts Saturday
TheHour.com: This Saturday, December 3 at 2:30 p.m. at Earthplace join Peter Massini, Richard Harris, Director of Harbor Watch and Peter Fraboni, Associate Director for Harbor Watch as they discuss the plight of the lobster population in...
New Striped Bass Record-Holder Vows to Protect Fishery
The New Haven Register’s Susan Misur interviews Greg Myerson, the man who now holds the world-record for striped bass taken on hook and line with an 81-pound fish he caught off Westport, Connecticut, last August. Myerson, 43, relates the...
