"Small but mighty" -- we'll take it!
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The CT Office of the Arts calls for applications to its new program, Collective CT. Theaters in Connecticut are the eligible. In addition to $24,000, the program offers structured training in business modeling, capital strategy, IP development, and revenue generation.
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China Deploys Thousands of Fishing Boats off Japan's Coast, and They Are Not There to Fish by Eveltn Hart
Thousands of Chinese fishing vessels have appeared in tightly packed formations near Japanese-administered waters, captured in striking satellite images.
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LAST LIGHT invites participants to propose a habitable lighthouse that redefines the traditional concept of a lighthouse through contemporary architectural language.
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Gloucester struggles for answers as search for sunken fishing boat continues
Weeks after the Lily Jean sank off of Gloucester with seven people on board, loved ones and local officials are still working to uncover what happened to the fishing boat and its crew. www.boston.com/news/local-n...
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Shipwreck news from our friend Matt Berger: Searchers uncover wreck of luxury steamer lost in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago Searchers discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century.
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from Matt Berger: NOAA will announce new rules to βmodernizeβ the whale protections: a βderegulatory-focused actionβ to βreduce unnecessary regulatory and economic burdens while ensuring responsible conservation practices for endangered North Atlantic right whales,."
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Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press
Trump issued a proclamation on Friday reopening a huge swath of protected sea in the Atlantic Ocean to commercial fishing.
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Two articles from our friend Matt Berger
this time about the reversal of marine monuments protections...
Unleashing American Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic
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another battleship article from our friend Matt Berger:
The strategic logic and industrial peril of Trumpβs battleship plan for the US Navy NAVY LOOKOUT
The announcement of the Defiant-class battleship signals a sharp reorientation of US naval force structure.
www.navylookout.com/the-strategi...
from Matt Berger: Electronic warfare and the battle to expose illicit maritime activity The case illustrates how modern naval operations increasingly rely on control of the electromagnetic spectrum to counter vessels operating in legal and operational grey zones.
www.navylookout.com/electronic-w...
from our friend Matt Berger
Old US fishing vessels pose safety and economic risks.
The reason is U.S. law.
The result is a fleet that grows older by the year, imposing real economic costs while eroding safety and environmental performance.
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
To participate in the Mystic & Noank Library's pen pal program with the Nottingham Central Library, UK, drop off a letter, which includes their first and last names, in the pen pal mailbox at the library's circulation desk by Feb. 23.
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The American Lighthouse Foundation auction ends in 10 hours!
It's a chance to stay overnight is lighthouses across the country: auction.biddingforgood.com/item-list/34...