Tidewater Current

28/12/2024

The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is designed to drastically reduce carbon emissions and fuel costs.

21/12/2024

entanglement off the Outer Banks NC!

On December 16, 2024, an aerial survey team from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute saw an entangled North Atlantic right whale approximately 60 miles east of the Outer Banks, North Carolina, making this the third observed entanglement in a week. The whale was identified as right whale #5132, a juvenile male born in 2021. He was last seen gear-free in October 2024 in the Bay of Fundy. He has several lines crossing over and wrapping his head and mouth. Two buoys are attached to the line. There is also a single line trailing from the whale, which extends approximately 100 feet behind the flukes.

Current weather conditions in the area are not safe for mounting an immediate response. As future conditions permit, we will work with authorized responders and trained experts to monitor the whale and determine if entanglement responses are possible.

Learn more about these recent entanglements: https://bit.ly/3iB1282

Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA Fisheries Permit 26919. The survey was conducted by Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute with funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Potentially identifying marks on the gear have been blurred to protect the privacy of individuals.

21/12/2024

Google and Apex Clean Energy are set to purchase all of the electricity generated by Rocky Forge Wind, a wind farm in Botetourt County that will create 250 jobs during construction.

19/12/2024

18/12/2024

https://www.cbf.org/blogs/save-the-bay/2024/12/oyster-cities-and-floating.html

18/12/2024

Chesapeake Bay anglers, environmentalists, and charter business owners were all watching carefully this week as East Coast striped bass fishery managers

08/12/2024

A group from the university’s Center for Marine Autonomy and Robotics is testing its autonomous underwater vehicle at Claytor Lake.

02/12/2024

Cooperatives allow homeowners to pool together to purchase solar panels and services at discounted prices.

An opportunity for residential solar is expanding to Richmond and Hampton Roads area amid potential changes to net metering rules.

22/11/2024

21/11/2024

The Chesapeake Bay area is one step closer to becoming part of the national parks system.

04/11/2024

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01/11/2024

Dominion Energy has successfully completed its first monopile installation season for on-time and on-budget Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind.

31/10/2024

Starting November 1, all vessels 65 feet or longer are required to travel at 10 knots or less in Seasonal Management areas (SMAs) along the Mid-Atlantic North Atlantic Right Whale Migratory Route and Calving Grounds. Slowing down in these areas helps to reduce the threat of vessel collisions with these endangered whales. The Mid-Atlantic SMAs from Block Island, RI to Brunswick, GA are in effect through April 30, 2025.

On November 15, another SMA will become active in the calving and nursery grounds of southern Georgia and northern Florida.

Learn more about right whale speed restrictions here: https://bit.ly/3Y0fLvv

25/10/2024

25/10/2024

Video footage of feeding of the coast of Virginia in May and June.

25/10/2024

25/10/2024

to reduce go into effect into November.

Mariners: you can play an important role in conserving endangered North Atlantic right whales! These whales swim in heavily trafficked areas along the U.S. East Coast—some travel close to the coast, placing them at high risk for vessel strikes. The risk is especially high for moms with young calves, who spend most of their time at or near the surface in nearshore areas.

To help prevent vessel strikes, most vessels 65 feet or longer must slow to 10 knots or less in Seasonal Management Areas. Several Seasonal Management Areas between Rhode Island and Florida go into effect in early November.

Remember to slow down and keep a lookout for North Atlantic right whales! Learn more about these Seasonal Management Areas: https://bit.ly/3UhoarB

Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919. Aerial survey funded by NOAA Fisheries and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.