The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has developed a new conservation tool to identify opportunities for the beneficial use of clean dredged sediments. Beneficial Use – Identifying Locations for Dredge (BUILD) is a mapping tool that will support the … Continued
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office’s Biennial Report to Congress, highlighting work accomplished by NCBO in fiscal years 2015 and 2016, was recently sent to Capitol Hill. The Report provides an overview of NCBO efforts in restoring oysters, advancing fisheries science, … Continued
The U.S. Coast Guard 5th District is soliciting comments on renaming the aids to navigation marking Sparrows Point Channel. The agency is proposing to remove the words “Steel Works” from the aids name in order to be consistent with the … Continued
NOAA 2016 tide tables are now available. Produced for 150 years, NOAA tide tables are used by both commercial and recreational mariners for safe navigation. Printed tide tables provide users with tide and tidal current predictions in an easy-to-read format … Continued
The National Geospatial-Intelligence (NGA) Maritime Safety Office is seeking comments and suggestions for the next release of The American Practical Navigator, Pub. 09. Commonly known as “Bowditch”, The American Practical Navigator was first published by Nathaniel Bowditch in 1802. The … Continued