I dumped four-pounds of trash at Hearst Memorial State Beach this morning. That doesn’t include the dozen recyclable drink containers and food wrappers. I left them there too.
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Mermaid Tears — Another Nautical Disaster
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.
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 ›
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.
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.
Abnormal Amount of California Sea Lion Pup Rescue
Sea Lion pups are showing up malnourished or dead on California beaches.
Ethical Seafood Choices In An Oceanic Crisis
With 90% of the large fish in the sea gone, researchers predict that major fisheries will collapse.
Tragic Jet Crash Also Highlights The Problem of Trash in Atlantic Ocean
The recent crash of a jet in the Atlantic, also brought the issue of mass garbage floats in the Atlantic Ocean.
Day of The Whales
Whaleful Thoughts by Charmaine Coimbra June 4, 2009 was a remarkable day. Yesterday’s magic began with a blue heron visit near our front window. This was before spouse and I took our trail bikes across the Fiscalini Ranch bluffs in Cambria,… Read More ›
Neptune 911! 