Recreation

Caloosahatchee River flows are looking good at a time when algae is absent from the entire system, and other health indicators seem promising as the region transitions into the brunt of the dry season.

Mobile County is financing the $2.1 million purchase through the state’s allocation of federal Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, or GOMESA, which generates its revenues from offshore oil and gas leases.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's National Coastal Resilience Fund awarded $985,000 for the continued design and engineering of the Cleveland Harbor Eastern Embayment Resilience Study, or CHEERS project, located on Cleveland's East Side.

The Maui County Council unanimously passed Bill 135 to prohibit the sale, distribution, or use of non-mineral sunscreens. The bill was introduced by Maui County Councilmember Kelly Takaya King, chair of the Council’s Climate Action, Resilience, and Environment Committee.

Analysis Finds CARB "Low-Balled" Economic Feasibility of Proposed Engine Emission Regulations

Chicama, Peru Offers Up Some Some Of The World’s Longest Surfable Waves

VIRGINIA BEACH — Building an entertainment venue on the old dome site at the Oceanfront will cost more than originally planned, and the developers of the surf park that would complement it need more time to obtain financing, according to city staff.

‘It’s like an oasis,’ Stephen Leatherman says of Hapuna Beach State Park, which he ranks the best beach in the United States in his just-released ‘Dr. Beach’ 2021 rankings.

Many in the the recreational boating industry are applauding the passage of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – commonly referred to as the bipartisan infrastructure framework (BIF) – which includes funding for recreation-based ports and waterways, funding for climate resiliency measures, and reauthorizes the $750 million Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.

The Perth beach where a swimmer was fatally attacked by a great white shark was not patrolled at the time of the attack while Perth's spotter helicopter was scouring beaches about 80 kilometres away.

We took our seats around a table. The wine was poured. The stakes were high.

Unvaccinated surfers, including Kelly Slater, have been warned they could face bans from select World Surfing League events next season if they stand by their choice to reject the Covid jab.

The COP26 summit is taking place in Glasgow this week where 197 national parties who have signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change attend.

Where do Sonoma County residents and a multitude of others go for beauty, peace, consolation and spiritual counsel? Our coast.

DESTIN, Fla. (WKRG) — The luckiest fishing village is not very lucky for the fish this week. Drone footage sent to WKRG News 5 shows dead fish floating in the harbor.

A federal court judge has opined that Walton County’s action early in the COVID-19 pandemic to temporarily close beaches to all persons on privately-owned as well as publicly-owned beach property, “was a reasonable public-health measure based on what was known at that time about the spread of covid-19.” This was part of an Oct. 15, 2021, order by United States District Judge Robert L. Hinkle in favor of Walton County.

An adaptive surfing champion from Abersoch is raising awareness of how the weather could help generate renewable energy in a bid to tackle climate change.

(CNS): The tunnel built by one of Dart’s network of companies on the West Bay Road, which is part of a plan to link Camana Bay to an oceanfront property the developer has acquired along Seven Mile Beach, is at the heart of a controversial legal case regarding beach access rights.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s 2020-22 Biennial Assessment Draft classifies the waters in the Pine Island Sound, San Carlos Bay and J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge as “verified impaired” because they exceed nitrogen and chlorophyll a standards designed to support a healthy ecosystem, according to the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation.

alking from Barcelona’s emblematic La Rambla boulevard toward Port Vell, 15 minutes away, the top of the yacht comes into view long before one enters the port. It is colossal, domineering, a study in the intersection of size and luxury.

This is the second in a series of articles exploring the recent resurgence of the recreational boating industry. This part of the series looks at restricted areas.

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A group of South Texas environmentalists sued the Texas General Land Office and Cameron County for allowing the repeated closure of Boca Chica Beach, on the border with Mexico, for SpaceX tests.

The off-roading advocacy group Friends of Oceano Dunes has filed another lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission for its March vote to ban off-highway vehicle recreation from most of the park by 2024.

Cyr, Fernandes file bills to change Massachusetts’ restrictive beach access laws.

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