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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.

• Elephant Seal Breech Birth

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 9, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  Photos and Story  by Charmaine Coimbra January is a prime month to view northern elephant seal birthings, particularly at Piedras Blancas near San Simeon, Ca. On Sunday, January 8, 2012, I was near a birthing.  It was a surprise because the… Read More ›

• Anti-Whaling Activists Detained on Japanese Whaling Ship

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  See Update Link below From Reuters: http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE80702K20120108 SYDNEY (Reuters) – Three Australian environmental activists were detained on board a Japanese whaling ship on Sunday after boarding in protest at Japan’s annual whale cull in the Antarctic, anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd… Read More ›

• Drones Photo “Cloaked” Japanese Whaling Fleet

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 2, 2012 • ( 0 )

  From Planet Ark Hardline whaling opponents attempting to stop Japan’s annual whale hunt in the Antarctic said Sunday they had intercepted and photographed its whaling fleet using pilotless drone aircraft. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said it located the Japanese… Read More ›

• Neptune 911 Blog 2011 in revue

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 31, 2011 • ( 0 )

  The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.   Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 18,000 times in 2011. If it were… Read More ›

• Gray Whale Numbers Up While Artic Ring Seals Suffer

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 29, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  By Charmaine Coimbra I celebrated my mid-December birthday with a hike along a Central California bluff.  The day was warm and eucalyptus blended with salt air invigorated  my soul.  When I finally reached trail’s end on a bluff that overlooks the… Read More ›

• Ocean Plastics, Trash Sabotage Young Gray Whale’s Life

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 13, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Editor’s Note:  The gray whale is currently in migration from their summer feeding grounds in the Artic Ocean to their birthing and breeding grounds in Mexico.  To follow a gray whale’s migration route and for more about the dangers these… Read More ›

• Transforming Plastic Waste in The Sea to Fuel

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 1, 2011 • ( 3 )

  

  From Ocean Elders Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental issues facing our oceans today. The Clean Oceans Project (TCOP) has developed a unique approach to solving this problem that not only removes plastic from our oceans, but transforms… Read More ›

• Mile-Long Gill Net Traps & Kills Marine Life in Texas

  By Charmaine Coimbra on November 30, 2011 • ( 0 )

  Editor’s Note: This recent story out of Texas is a prime example of the nightmare of “ghost nets” and the damage they incur to already endangered marine life. From KGRV.Com SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – Fishermen fishing along the jetties on… Read More ›

• More Plastic Debris than Plankton in the Gyres?

  By Charmaine Coimbra on October 11, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  By Charmaine Coimbra There’s a worldwide movement to ban the one use plastic bag.  It’s up for vote in my neck of the woods.  I’ve read some wild letters to the editor about why the plastic bag is good for… Read More ›

• 10 Ways To Reduce Your Plastic Use

  By Charmaine Coimbra on October 6, 2011 • ( 3 )

  

  From the Surfrider Foundation–Raptoberfest     Just like everyone has a carbon footprint, people also have a plastic footprint – which measures how much plastic a person uses during a given time period. While it is impossible – and arguably… Read More ›