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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.

• Marine Mammals on NMFS “Take” List for Seismic Survey

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

  

  Opinion by Charmaine Coimbra Neptune 911’s mission is to bring information about the oceans to the everyday-person—persons like me.  It’s goal is to help us understand how what we do affect the ocean’s well being and that an unhealthy ocean… Read More ›

• Raising Funds

  By Charmaine Coimbra on July 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Your Neptune 911 posts will be slack for the next 9 weeks.  I’m up to my ears in the final assembly of a non profit fundraiser for a marine environmental educational group, Friends of the Elephant Seal. Check out what… Read More ›

• Neptune 911 Has A Blog For Kids

  By Charmaine Coimbra on July 7, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  At the suggestion of many people, we have a new blog for kids.  Now in its infancy NEPTUNE 911 FOR KIDS, will feature other children who are ocean activists, hints about ocean etiquette, how to keep trash off the beach,… Read More ›

• Whales Too Big for the Ocean Traffic and Oil Research?

  By Charmaine Coimbra on July 6, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Editor’s Note:  Whales are in the news.  The following two articles show that perhaps the oceans are not big enough for whales and us. Shipping Traffic in Sri Lanka Injures Blue Whale From the New York Times By ERIK OLSEN… Read More ›

• 47% Of Beach Pollution From Ag & Rain Runoff

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles TimesJune 27, 2012 Beaches across the nation continue to be fouled by sewage and storm water pollution that puts swimmers at risk of getting sick, according to a report by an environmental group. The Natural… Read More ›

• Japanese Not That Fond of Whale Meat

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  From:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jun/14/japan-appetite-whale-meat-wanes     Japan‘s failing appetite for whale meat left three-quarters of meat from whales caught in the north-west Pacific last summer unsold, according to a report. Junko Sakuma, a freelance journalist, said the body responsible for selling meat… Read More ›

• Community Actions Make An Ocean of Difference

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  From the Editor: Sometimes it feels like all that we post the bad news about the oceans.  But there is a purpose:  to help Neptune 911’s readers understand the seriousness of how what we do has consequences that negatively affects… Read More ›

• Blame It On Laguna Beach

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 14, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  By Charmaine Coimbra Blame it on my summers in Laguna Beach.  From here on out, that’s my answer to, “But there are so many other pressing challenges to tackle other than plastics in the ocean.” Those two weeks away from… Read More ›

• World Oceans Day, June 8

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 7, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A Message From World Oceans Day. org: June 8, 2012 is World Oceans Day, a day when people around the globe come together to celebrate our ocean and take action to protect it. And with good cause! The ocean not… Read More ›

• Seismic Exploration Suspected in Marine Mammal Mass Mortality

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 1, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  From BlueVoice.org by Hardy Jones Friday, June 1, 2012 BlueVoice has learned from a highly reliable source that in 2008 there was a mass mortality event (MME) of melon-headed whales (a species of dolphin) on the coast of Madagascar. This… Read More ›