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Reporter, journalist and author who has owned and operated a bookstore, a pool and spa full service business, an apple farm, and is now committed to environmental issues. She has written four books: The Gathering Basket, Connection with 48 Natural Contemplations, Seek Beauty, Find Joy: a Companion Journal to Natural Contemplations; and children's book, Isu Learns to Swim.

• “46,000 plastic bags are floating in each square mile of the ocean”

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  KARACHI: World is celebrating Environment Day on June 5, 2013, an occasion when people around the globe take measures to save the earth from pollution and other environmental hazards. But unfortunately in Pakistan we are still facing basic challenges in… Read More ›

• Great Barrier Reef Health “In Danger”

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 5, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  But if current trends continue, the unthinkable could happen: the Great Barrier Reef could die.

• Puffin Population Stressed by Changing Ocean

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Atlantic puffin population is at risk in the United States, and there are signs the seabirds are in distress in other parts of the world. In the Gulf of Maine, the comical-looking seabirds have been… Read More ›

• Packing Strap Removed from Seal’s Neck

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  By Joan Crowder — Special to The Tribune Rescuers from The Marine Mammal Center in Morro Bay removed a packing strap from the neck of a female elephant seal at the Piedras Blancas viewing area on Friday afternoon. Site Manager… Read More ›

• Overfishing, Warming Seas Create “Ideal” Condition for Jellyfish Bloom

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  World Oceans Day, Saturday, June 8. ROME, Italy, May 30, 2013 (ENS) – Jumps in jellyfish populations following overfishing is one reason why fish in the Mediterranean and Black seas are declining, finds a new United Nations report that advocates… Read More ›

• Eco-Disaster Threatens Florida’s Oyster Industry

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  The New York Times Reports: By LIZETTE ALVAREZ  APALACHICOLA, Fla. — If these were ordinary times, Leroy Shiver would be scissoring his heavy tongs along the shallows of Apalachicola Bay and hauling up bushels of oysters for hours on end…. Read More ›

• Learn More About Ocean Acidification

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  This week Neptune 911 will present ways and means to learn more about the ocean and ways to help our oceans in preparation for the upcoming World Oceans Day, June 8, 2013.  Stanford University’s Hopkin’s Marine Station offers  Inquiry-2-Insight project… Read More ›

• Boaters Discover Entangled Shark in Cape Cod

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  CAPE COD —   The Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown (CCS) disentangled a large basking shark in Cape Cod Bay yesterday. This was the first confirmed entanglement report in the region… Read More ›

• U.S. Coastal States Get Failing Grade for Ocean Protection

  By Charmaine Coimbra on May 30, 2013 • ( 0 )

  From the Marine Conservation Institute The 1st-ever quantitative, scientifically rigorous national ranking of states’ protection of their ocean waters, SeaStates: How Well Does Your State Protect Your Coastal Waters?, shows that most states and territories are failing to safeguard our… Read More ›

• Top 10 Items Collected During Beach Cleanups

  By Charmaine Coimbra on May 30, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  1. Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters: 2,117,931 2. Food Wrappers/Containers: 1,140,222 3. Plastic Beverage Bottles: 1,065,171 4. Plastic Bags: 1,019,902 5. Caps/Lids: 958,893 6. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons: 692,767 7. Straws/Stirrers: 611,048 8. Glass Beverage Bottles: 521,730 9. Beverage Cans: 339,875 10…. Read More ›