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Warning over washed up whale

VIA – YAHOO   Warning over washed up whale   July 19, 2012, 12:47 pm People have been told to stay away from a dead whale washed up on a Victorian beach after a group of men were pictured posing on it. The photo of one man using the rotting carcass as a surfboard while … Continue reading Warning over washed up whale

SANTA CRUZ: Tsunami debris found in Rio del Mar, again

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL   Tsunami debris found in Rio del Mar, again By Jason Hoppin – Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted:   07/18/2012 05:16:41 PM PDT his June 6, 2012 file photo shows fisheries scientists John Chapman (with bucket), and Jessica Miller taking samples of seaweed, shellfish and other marine organisms that floated across … Continue reading SANTA CRUZ: Tsunami debris found in Rio del Mar, again

Surfer unaided by glasses spotted a sea lion that was clearly a whale

VIA = CANADA.COM Surfer unaided by glasses spotted a sea lion that was clearly a whale   askatchewan man moved to Tofino and had a ‘life-changing’ encounter Sandra McCulloch, Times Colonist Published: Thursday, July 19, 2012 Cam Shaw can’t see a thing without his glasses on. But the Tofino man can’t surf with glasses, so when … Continue reading Surfer unaided by glasses spotted a sea lion that was clearly a whale

Feds to reroute SF Bay ships to protect whales

  AP NEWS   Feds to reroute SF Bay ships to protect whales   By By JASON DEAREN – 18 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Scientists studying the carcass of a 47-foot fin whale that washed up on a beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore last month found the creature’s spine and ribs … Continue reading Feds to reroute SF Bay ships to protect whales

(VIRAL VIDEO) Great White Shark Off Australian Coast Threatens Divers #SurfReport

VIA – HUFF POST   Great White Shark Off Australian Coast Threatens Divers (VIDEO)   Posted: 07/13/2012 3:28 pm Updated: 07/13/2012 3:42 pm http://youtu.be/9YVp3U_5mqI Two divers are lucky to be in one piece after a frighteningly close encounter with a great white shark off the western coast of Australia last weekend. According to a video … Continue reading (VIRAL VIDEO) Great White Shark Off Australian Coast Threatens Divers #SurfReport

PHOTOGRAHY: Ocean colour scene: Waves on Californian beach lit up by mysterious blue glow at midnight #Photography

VIA – DAILY MAIL UK   Ocean colour scene: Waves on Californian beach lit up by mysterious blue glow at midnight Chemical reaction, called bioluminescence, occurs when micro-organism in sea is disturbed by oxygen in waves By Rob Waugh PUBLISHED: 05:38 EST, 12 July 2012 | UPDATED: 06:06 EST, 12 July 2012 At midnight, all … Continue reading PHOTOGRAHY: Ocean colour scene: Waves on Californian beach lit up by mysterious blue glow at midnight #Photography

Dive expert believes sharks didn't kill missing diver Karen Lee but did eat body

VIA – HERALD SUN   Dive expert believes sharks didn’t kill missing diver Karen Lee Andrea Hamblin Geelong Advertiser July 13, 2012 7:02AM   Water Police search for Karen Lee who went missing while diving off a ship wreck between Point Lonsdale and Barwon Heads. Picture: Darren Mcnamara Source:Herald Sun THE head of Dive Victoria … Continue reading Dive expert believes sharks didn't kill missing diver Karen Lee but did eat body

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Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds

VIA – NEWPORT BEACH PATCH Editor Nisha Gutierrez-Jaime [email protected] Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds “It’s not a good thing,” says researcher after discovery that a radioactive isotope of iodine was absorbed by kelp off Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar a month after the disaster in Japan. … Continue reading Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds