City Fish, Country Fish, a Great Book for Kids

March 30, 2012
City Fish, Country Fish, a Great Book for Kids

City Fish, Country Fish by Mary M. Cerullo Photography by Jeffrey L. Rotman Tilbury House Publishers, Gardiner, Maine (May, 2012) ISBN 978-0-88448-323-6 Hardcover, 32 pages, $16.95 Reviewed by Nancy Griffin City Fish, Country Fish is a book for children that doesn’t talk down to them, but manages to provide lots of information about...

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Stellwagen Bank Seeks Advisory Council Applicants

March 29, 2012

NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is seeking applicants for five seats on its advisory council, which ensures public participation in sanctuary management and provides advice to the sanctuary superintendent. The sanctuary is accepting applications for one citizen-at-large member; two research alternates; and two youth member and alternate seats. Candidates are selected based on...

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Judge hears case involving Navy, right whales

March 29, 2012

In mid-March, environmentalists asked a federal judge in Brunswick, Georgia, to determine whether to stop the U.S. Navy from building an offshore training range they say could further endanger right whales. The proposed $100 million training range would include an array of cables and sensors for training warships, submarines and aircraft about 50 miles...

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Stellwagen’s Wiley honored in Wildlife Heroes book

March 29, 2012
Stellwagen’s Wiley honored in Wildlife Heroes book

David Wiley, research coordinator for NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, is a “Wildlife Hero.”Photo credit: NOAA

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Connors Bros. Donates Island To NB Nature Trust Conservancy

March 29, 2012

Connors Bros. Donates Island To NB Nature Trust Conservancy Connors Bros. Clover Leaf Seafoods Company, has donated  Southern Wolf Island, one of the most significant Islands in the Bay of Fundy, to The Nature Trust Conservancy of New Brunswick, Together with East Wolf, Green Rock, Spruce, and Flatpot Islands, Southern Wolf Island is included in...

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Ocean Frontiers film premieres April 3

March 29, 2012

On the 20th anniversary of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, a new documentary, Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship, will premiere in Boston Tuesday, April 3, at 7 pm, at the New England Aquarium, Simons IMAX Theatre. Ocean Frontiers chronicles the story of collaborative work to move the Boston...

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