From my window, the Pacific Ocean looks endless and impenetrable. It is so big, that surely, one little accidental drop of trash, like a plastic bottle that blew out from my hands, could not hurt this water giant.
Environment
NOAA Determines Likely Cause of Ca. Sea Lion Strandings
Information on Recent Strandings and Non-traditional Haulout Site Use by Pinnipeds in California Presented by NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Regional Office August 11, 2009 There was a disruption in the coastal upwelling process off central and northern… Read More ›
International Coastal Clean-up Day, Sept. 19
Call for Coastal Clean Up Volunteers.
Updates on River Trash, Protected Marine Areas, & Sea Otter Release
Current Conditions recaps stories about the Merrimack River clean up, newly appointed Marine reserves, and the release of a rehabilitated California Sea Otter.
Vacationers Get Polluted Beaches That Brew Infectious Water and Sand
Polluted beaches dampen summer vacations
Update on California Sea Lion Pup Deaths
The weather condition called El Nino, may have a devasting effect on California sea lions and other marine mammals
Satelitte Tattles on Enviromental Damage from Mississippi River
“Dead Zones” at the mouth of the Mississippi River are identified from satellite photos.
News Updates on Sea Lions, Bluefin Tuna, Fairy Penguins & Dog Poop
Short news updates on California Sea Lions, Bluefin Tuna and Fairy Penguins and fecal material in beach sand.
Elephant Seal Faces Starvation From Fishing Lure & Hook
Elephant Seal with Fishing Lure & Hook Caught in Mouth
Oceans Are Important To Kansas, Toto
What does an unhealthy sea have to do with the midwest? Frank Bonaccorso and Gregg Bemis have some thoughts about that.
Neptune 911! 