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Blue whale watching part 1 27 Aug 2013 | 09:06 am
Blue whale head / blow holes I finally had the chance to go blue whale watching! After seeing tons of blue whale pictures on Facebook, I said enough is enough already, I’ve got to get out there and s...
Finding trash with all the answers 19 Aug 2013 | 08:34 am
Styrofoam cup on the beach Finding trash on the beach usually leaves me with a lot of questions. How did this piece of trash end up here? Did it wash ashore or did someone leave it behind on the beac...
Memories of a blue shark sighting 11 Aug 2013 | 11:21 pm
Blue shark smiling Today is the last day of Shark Week and the perfect time to share my favorite shark story. So here goes: I was a guest on Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (CMA)’s Catalina Above and Below...
Blackfish the movie 4 Aug 2013 | 09:13 am
Killer whale I saw in the wild off LA’s coast Last weekend I saw the movie Blackfish and since then the entire film has been rattling around in my head. For people not familiar with Blackfish, it’s a...
Delta the blue whale on the move 25 Jul 2013 | 08:27 am
Delta’s fab flukes / Photo credit: Dinah Garcia On July 22. 2013, Delta was spotted off Los Angeles County’s coast by whale watchers traversing the great blue sea with Harbor Breeze Cruises based in ...
One Piece: it all adds up! 18 Jul 2013 | 06:54 am
One Piece sticker Yesterday I received something very cool in the mail: a One Piece sticker! What’s that you say? Well, the One Piece sticker is the brainchild of Tom Fucigna, a writer, ocean fan, p...
There’s still time to help protect sharks! 13 Jul 2013 | 12:54 am
Photo credit: Hermanus Backpackers Good news, there’s still time to help protect sharks by submitting comments to the NOAA! In my last post, I gave everyone extremely late notice about an impending ...
Help protect shark conservation laws 5 Jul 2013 | 11:45 pm
In case you missed it, the Discovery Channel created a hilarious video to promote Shark Week, which has been making the rounds on the web the last couple of weeks. I’m posting it here for a good chuck...
Thank you for the plastic grocery bag ban Los Angeles! 1 Jul 2013 | 01:32 am
Plastic bag flying in the breeze As I was busy spending time with my parents who were visiting last week, an amazing thing happened: On June 26, 2013, outgoing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed into ...
The Pacific Garbage Patch as art 18 Jun 2013 | 08:40 am
Garbage patch gyre mural by Allison Newsome Do you ever feel like we’re swimming in garbage? Well, we are, both figuratively and literally (or litter-ally). Trash is everywhere. When I go for walks a...
