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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.

• Less Arctic Ice Threatens Two Ice Seal Species

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 26, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  We have a new blog for the young children in your life:  Neptune 911 For Kids. This fun blog features stories about ocean-hero kids, marine mammals, ways to save the ocean, and pages about the unique and weird creatures one… Read More ›

• Plastic Art Defines the Plastic in Oceans

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  We have a new blog for the young children in your life:  Neptune 911 For Kids. This fun blog features stories about ocean-hero kids, marine mammals, ways to save the ocean, and pages about the unique and weird creatures one… Read More ›

• A Noisy Ocean — Human Caused Ruckus

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  From the New York Times By WILLIAM J. BROAD When a hurricane forced the Nautilus to dive in Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” Captain Nemo took the submarine down to a depth of 25 fathoms, or 150… Read More ›

• Climate Change Impacts Gray Whale Sustainability Concern

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 3, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Editor’s Commentary:  Several years back I attended a local informational event about the gray whale presented by NOAA’s  Dr. Wayne Perryman.  Prior to this informational event, Sue Arnold, CEO of the California Gray Whale Coalition (CGWC), was in the same… Read More ›

• Finland’s Saimaa Ringed Seal Population at 310

  By Charmaine Coimbra on November 29, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  The world’s most endangered seal can only be found in Lake Saimaa, Finland. It is currently under imminent threat of extinction with only 310 of them left. “Hair nickel, mercury, cadmium, lead and chromium concentrations were measured from still-born ringed… Read More ›

• Plastics “Suffocating the World”

  By Charmaine Coimbra on November 27, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  Thanks to Australians for Animals for posting this infographic from http://www.learnstuff.com

• Ocean Acidification Dissolving Marine Snail Shells

  By Charmaine Coimbra on November 27, 2012 • ( 0 )

  From Reuters, Published: November 26 The shells of some marine snails are dissolving as the seas around Antarctica become more acidic, threatening the food chain, according to a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. Oceans soak up about a quarter… Read More ›

• Impacts of Seismic Survey Blasting on Marine Environment

  By Charmaine Coimbra on November 11, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  By Sue Arnold CEO, California Gray Whale Coalition Photos by Charmaine Coimbra   One of the most important outcomes of the PG&E HESS – whichever way it goes – is the raising of awareness on the issue of underwater noise… Read More ›

• Disentangling Humpback Whale Danger in Sydney Harbor

  By Charmaine Coimbra on November 8, 2012 • ( 0 )

  From the Sydney Morning Herald Nov. 8, 2012 The bid to free a Humpback whale calf tangled in ropes in Sydney Harbour has been abandoned for the night, after an adult whale accompanying it began behaving in an ‘‘erratic and… Read More ›

• The Risky Disentangling A California Grey Whale

  By Charmaine Coimbra on November 5, 2012 • ( 0 )

  “Looking into those eyes staring at you was kind of neat… Their eyes seem to be very thoughtful.”