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• Ten Million Pounds of Trash Cleaned Of 17,719 Miles of Coastline

  By Charmaine Coimbra on May 16, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Erika Bolstad — McClatchy Washington Bureau, May 15, 2013   WASHINGTON — It’s a beach bummer. Shorelines worldwide are clogged with trash, so much so that during their annual cleanup last year, volunteers with the Ocean Conservancy picked up… Read More ›

• Gray Whale Sighting South of Equator

  By Charmaine Coimbra on May 14, 2013 • ( 0 )

    From the Environment Blog, May 14, 2013 Astonishing news from Walvis Bay, Namibia, where scientists from the Namibian Dolphin project on Tuesday confirmed the sighting of a grey whale. Not only has this north Pacific species been extinct in… Read More ›

• PCB Contamination in North Caroline Watershed and Fish

  By Charmaine Coimbra on May 14, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

    From the News Observer RALEIGH — Fish in one of North Carolina’s largest watersheds are more polluted by an industrial contaminant than previously reported, and state health officials have failed to expand warnings against eating PCB-contaminated fish, according to… Read More ›

• Australian Government Releases Images of Fishnet Trapped Seals

  By Charmaine Coimbra on May 14, 2013 • ( 0 )

  From News.com.au, May 13, 2013   Following a 12-month battle with the Government,The Advertiser won an appeal for still images from the videos to be released after complaining about their secret status to the Information Commissioner and agreeing to keep… Read More ›

• A 1000-Word Photo

  By Charmaine Coimbra on May 10, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

• Vancouver Aquarium Suggests Ways to Halt Entanglement

  By Charmaine Coimbra on May 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  From the Vancouver AquariumAs the days get longer and the temperature rises, many folks are revving their engines and hoisting their sails, marking the arrival of boating season. It’s an exciting time of year, and getting out on the water… Read More ›

• Pink Dolphins Disappearing in Hong Kong Waters

  By Charmaine Coimbra on May 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

  From South China Morning Post An hour into their journey from Tung Chung pier, the 20 members of the boat party finally got what they had been waiting for – a close encounter with the remaining pink dolphins who still… Read More ›

• A Wave of Change with Climate Change

  By Charmaine Coimbra on May 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Editor’s Note:  We found this report interesting after listening to the April 27, 2013 Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Currents Symposium 2013 where Dr. Curt Storlazzi of the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, US Geological Survey, presented,  “Waves in… Read More ›

• Hawaii’s Coral Reefs “In Crisis”

  By Charmaine Coimbra on May 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Editor’s note:  The following is from a recent SLO Coast Journal Report for May 2013.  Another article follows– “Endangered Coral Reefs.” Pollution-threatened Bays Need to be Marine Sanctuaries by Carol Georgi and Karl Kempton, Former Energy Planner for San Luis… Read More ›

• Blue Vision Summit Registration Still Open

  By Charmaine Coimbra on April 25, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Registration is now open for the Blue Vision Summit in Washington DC on May 13-15. Hosted by the Blue Frontier Campaign, the Summit brings together ocean activists from around the country to discuss ways to advance ocean and coastal conservation. The… Read More ›

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