Our nearshore waters experienced an ultra-rare showing of mola molas, boringly known as ocean sunfish, so nicknamed due to their tendency to lie on the ocean surface to regulate their body temps via the sun and warm surface water. See: facebook.com/reel/1... See more
Atlantic menhaden. They're rightfully called the most important fish in the ocean, even when being egregiously over-exploited by a very limited sector of commercial fishing. The menhaden industry wracks the ecologically vital fishery to the tune of 500 mi... See more
Goodbye and good riddance! I aim that toward the now-departed stretch of aggravating and damaging northeast winds. Like many others, I had it up to the gills with the gales and their rain and tidal-flooding accompaniments. In terms of storm damage, widesp... See more
I doubt the Guinness Book of World Records has a listing for nor’easters, but the now-named “September Nor’easter 2026” is a prime candidate for the “longest-lived” category. I can make a case that its windy precursors and the storm itself impacted us for... See more
WEATHER WORD: Talk about a full-blown fall of summer. A week’s worth of honking northeast winds can do that. This is not to say we’ve seen the last of mildness; just wait a few weeks or so. I’m not ready to switch my mini splits over to “heat.” Expanding ... See more
