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Our Ocean Connection: The Challenges, The Cures
By Charmaine Coimbra Dominoes. It’s like 150 years of stacked dominoes collapsing in four directions from Rugby, North Dakota, North America’s geographical center and from every geographical center of every continent on Planet Earth—with the final dominos landing in every… Read More ›
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A “Ton” of Trash Removed on Coastal Cleanup Day
At a time when our 24 hour news cycle broadcasts little joy, the enthusiasm of the volunteers who came to do nothing but pick up other people’s trash and garbage, shed a certain kind of light to blot out all the negative headlines of the day. At our locale, most volunteers were locals— some partnered with a friend or family, and some represented local groups. Visitors from Livermore and San Jose, (both cities about 200 miles north of San Simeon) also joined in the effort to keep our wastes from slipping into the Pacific Ocean.
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“Ocean Cleanup”
The Ocean Cleanup, which has raised $35 million in donations to fund the project, including from Salesforce.com chief executive Marc Benioff and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, will deploy 60 free-floating barriers in the Pacific Ocean by 2020.
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Join in International Coastal Cleanup Day
And our planet’s modifier is in trouble. It’s a Neptune 911 crisis. What can we do to combat our ocean’s struggle with marine debris, hypoxia and acidification? The answers are found in university labs, recognized in world organizations, and ignored by feckless politicians and leaders.
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Microplastics and the Food Chain
Dr Ruth Barnich, Principal Taxonomist at environmental consultancy Thomson Ecology explores tackling the issue of microplastics, with a focus on how we can better assess their impact on the environment and the food chain The presence of plastic… Read More ›
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“When ice melts in the Arctic, the west burns”
Last week, scientists learned that 40-foot piles of compacted sea ice — some of the oldest and most durable clusters in the Arctic — are breaking away from the coast of Greenland and drifting out to sea. One meteorologist called… Read More ›
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“The Blob” and the Cod of Alaska (Or less cod for fish n’ chips)
At its peak, the blob stretched from Alaska to South America. In the Gulf of Alaska, the cod population plummeted by more than 80 percent.
Featured Categories
Beach Rescue ›
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A “Ton” of Trash Removed on Coastal Cleanup Day
September 17, 2018
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Join in International Coastal Cleanup Day
September 9, 2018
Climate Change ›
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Dead-Zones on US West Coast Now Normal
October 30, 2018
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Unseasonal Warm Waters off British Columbia Coast
October 26, 2018
Coral Reefs ›
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Our Ocean Connection: The Challenges, The Cures
September 18, 2018
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Marine Heat Waves Impact Marine Life
August 21, 2018
Entangled Marine Mammals ›
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Less than 500 North Atlantic Right Whales Remain
June 12, 2018
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Ghost Nets & Gear Remain An Entanglement Cause
February 9, 2018
Fisheries ›
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Federal Fisheries Managers Ordered to Re-issue Gillnet Regulations
October 29, 2018
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Bluefin Tuna Make West Coast Comeback
October 17, 2018
Ghost Nets ›
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Over 100,000 Animals Annually Caught in Ghost Gear
December 17, 2017
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Barge Delivers Massive Amounts of Collected Marine Debris
August 16, 2015
Marine Mammal Rescue ›
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Lerptospirosis Outbreak among Calif Sea Lions
October 17, 2018
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Leptospirosis Infecting Sea Lions in California
November 9, 2017
Microplastics in Ocean ›
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Microplastics and the Food Chain
September 1, 2018
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Plastic Waste Continues to Spread into Everything
August 21, 2018
North Pacific Gyre ›
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Stairway to Plastisphere
November 5, 2013
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Update of the Plastisphere on So. Alaskan Beaches
July 17, 2013
Ocean acidification ›
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“Lowest numbers of cod on record”
November 10, 2017
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Alaska & Oyster Larvae in an Acidified Ocean
October 12, 2017
Pesticides ›
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Salmon Impacting Pesticides Kept on Market by New EPA
January 15, 2018
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Toxic Chemicals In Florida Lagoon Marine Life
February 18, 2015
Plastic Pollution ›
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“Ocean Cleanup”
September 10, 2018
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Plastic, Cigarette Butts Pollute Swiss Rivers & Lakes
July 12, 2018
Saving the Oceans ›
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United Effort by 200 Countries to Halt Plastic Pollution
December 7, 2017
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6 Ways to Teach Kids about Single-Use Plastic
July 3, 2017
Seabirds ›
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Food Waste Impacts Wildlife
January 6, 2016
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Warming Ocean Cause of Starving Seabirds
October 23, 2015
Seismic Testing ›
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Can Seismic Blasts for Oil Open Pandora’s Radioactive Box?
June 11, 2018
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Scientists Warn of “Catastrophic” Effect of Seismic Exploration
March 12, 2015
Sewage Pollution ›
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Nitrite Pollution Increase in Ocean Water
May 2, 2017
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Massive Algae Bloom on Lake Erie
November 11, 2015
Spirituality and Nature ›
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Blame It On Laguna Beach
June 14, 2012
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Is Spiritual Connection To Planet The Cure?
October 15, 2009
Sustainable Seafood ›
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“The Blob” and the Cod of Alaska (Or less cod for fish n’ chips)
August 22, 2018
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Transparency in Seafood Marketing
May 31, 2017
Thoughts ›
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With Ocean Changes, So Will We
May 22, 2018
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U.S. Federal Budget Not Dolphin Friendly
June 21, 2017
Trash Gyre ›
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Microplastics Swarm Oregon Beach
March 5, 2015
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Plastic Waste Returns Home on Kelp
March 19, 2014
Whales ›
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“Scientific” Whale Slaughter Takes 120 Pregnant Whales
May 30, 2018
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Unusual Mortality Rate for Minke Whales
February 1, 2018
