Nov 05, 2019
It’s a foggy morning on the Columbia, and a good time to review fog signals, and the rules of the road on the water. Vessels must make sounds at prescribed intervals in fog to let others know they’re there.
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Nov 5, 2019 | Ship Report Podcasts
It’s a foggy morning on the Columbia, and a good time to review fog signals, and the rules of the road on the water. Vessels must make sounds at prescribed intervals in fog to let others know they’re there.
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Nov 04, 2019
The grand old age of sail could be on the upswing again in the maritime industry, but not in quite the same way as in the age of Clipper ships. New devices called “rotor sails” use the same principles as their canvas cousins, but apply them in a different way. Spinning columns on ship decks generate the same kind of lift as traditional sails. They save fuel and are already in use on some cargo ships, such as the Maersk ship pictured here.
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Nov 4, 2019 | Ship Report Podcasts
The grand old age of sail could be on the upswing again in the maritime industry, but not in quite the same way as in the age of Clipper ships. New devices called “rotor sails” use the same principles as their canvas cousins, but apply them in a different way. Spinning columns on ship decks generate the same kind of lift as traditional sails. They save fuel and are already in use on some cargo ships, such as the Maersk ship pictured here.
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Nov 01, 2019
The final segment in our series on commercial fishing gear in US territorial waters. Featuring Amanda Gladics, marine ecologist with Oregon Sea Grant.
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Nov 1, 2019 | Ship Report Podcasts
The final segment in our series on commercial fishing gear in US territorial waters. Featuring Amanda Gladics, marine ecologist with Oregon Sea Grant.
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Oct 31, 2019
More from marine ecologist Amanda Gladics, with Oregon Sea Grant, about regulations and controls that protect marine ecosystems from harmful fishing practices.
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Oct 31, 2019 | Ship Report Podcasts
More from marine ecologist Amanda Gladics, with Oregon Sea Grant, about regulations and controls that protect marine ecosystems from harmful fishing practices.
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Oct 30, 2019
Part 3 in our series on Commercial fishing gear. This series was inspired by a listener question about long-lining, which is a name for a type of fishing gear and style that can mean different things depending on where it is occurring. We talk with Amanda Gladics, a marine ecologist and faculty member with Oregon Sea Grant.
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Oct 30, 2019 | Ship Report Podcasts
Part 3 in our series on Commercial fishing gear. This series was inspired by a listener question about long-lining, which is a name for a type of fishing gear and style that can mean different things depending on where it is occurring. We talk with Amanda Gladics, a marine ecologist and faculty member with Oregon Sea Grant.
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Oct 29, 2019
Part 2 in our series about Commercial fishing in US territorial waters, where government regulations and monitoring prevent harmful practices that endanger fish stocks and other creatures who also eat fish. We’ll hear from marine ecologist Amanda Gladics, who is a faculty member with Oregon Sea Grant.
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Oct 29, 2019 | Ship Report Podcasts
Part 2 in our series about Commercial fishing in US territorial waters, where government regulations and monitoring prevent harmful practices that endanger fish stocks and other creatures who also eat fish. We’ll hear from marine ecologist Amanda Gladics, who is a faculty member with Oregon Sea Grant.
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