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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.

• Whales, God’s First Creation.

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 15, 2010 • ( 5 )

  

  7/7/10 Update on Peter Bethune Trial: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/world/asia/08whaling.html?_r=1 UPDATE:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/23/AR2010062300810.html?hpid=moreheadlines By        Charmaine Coimbra      Part 3 of 3   Part 1 begins at https://neptune911.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/whales-and-us-or-whats-all-the-fuss/     Genesis: 1:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly,… Read More ›

• Whale Hunt History And Today’s Whaler Death Ships

  By Charmaine Coimbra on June 3, 2010 • ( 6 )

  

  Whales and whale hunters follow humankind’s voyage thru the ages. Whale meat and the byproducts of its blubber, bones and baleen made the great cetacean an optimum kill. Whale hunts grew from primitive beaching techniques to today’s factory ships, or death ships as named by conservationists.

• Whales and Us or What’s All the Fuss?

  By Charmaine Coimbra on May 28, 2010 • ( 4 )

  

  en whale watchers sight a nearby whale they either scream in excitement and capture the beast with cameras, or fire off a harpoon cannon and land an exploding harpoon into the surfacing cetacean then tow it in for harvesting.

  Two camps. Two points of view. One whale of a controversy.

• Deepwater Horizon Disaster Deeply Threatens Marine Life-Updates

  By Charmaine Coimbra on April 29, 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  Editors Note:  This page will continue to update Neptune 911 readers on the environmental impact on sea life as it becomes available.  2/21/11:  Infant dolphins dying in high numbers   2/21/11: BP reneges on deal to rebuild oyster beds, repair wetlands, Louisiana… Read More ›

• Simple Ways We Can Help Save Our Seas

  By Charmaine Coimbra on April 24, 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  Our oceans provide every other breath that we take. Healthy oceans are essential to our overall well-being, but they are in crisis and frantically dial 911.

• Sea Otter Survey: Numbers Remain Threatened

  By Charmaine Coimbra on March 31, 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  California sea otters are cute, entertaining, and still not out of the kelp (or woods) as far as their environmental well-being goes. In other words, this species remains ”threatened” on the Endangered Species list after a recent census …

• Elephant Seal Weaners in the Water

  By Charmaine Coimbra on March 9, 2010 • ( 2 )

  

  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 ›

• Eco-Tourism, Elephant Seals, and Funding

  By Charmaine Coimbra on March 5, 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  Finding funds is now like finding northern elephant seals in the late 1800’s. Funds are near extinct.

• El Nino 2010

  By Charmaine Coimbra on February 9, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Visit this podcast for an update on El Nino 2010  http://www.thankyouocean.org/news/podcasts

• Aquaculture May Be A Sustainable Seafood Choice

  By Charmaine Coimbra on February 5, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  And our once common fish like cod, grouper, haddock, rockfish, shark, snapper and swordfish are either overfished or laced with mercury.