12/31/17
12/25/17
12/24/17
12/16/17
11/15/17
10/27/17
FIVE MONTHS ADRIFT - TASHA and JENNIFER SURVIVED with DOGS, FOOD, WATER
YAHOO - ABC - WOMEN SURVIVE FIVE MONTHS AT SEA ADRIFT
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But while well-fed and nourished, the experience was "very depressing and very helpless" said Appel who noted that "you do what you can and what you have, you have no other choice."
"You're alive, you're fed, you have water, the boys are happy and there's love, and there are different sunrises and sunsets every day," said Fuiava.
"And you're around for a reason, so you may as well use the time you have to do something beneficial," added Appel.
But both said there were "absolutely" days when they despaired they would never be found.
10/1/17
9/23/17
YOU'VE HEAR OCTOPUS' GARDEN - BUT AN OCTOPUS CITY?
BIG THINK - OCTOPUS CITY OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA
EXCERPT:
The “city” was comprised of a series of dens made out of shells leftover from mealtimes, along with beer bottles and fishing lures. This shell city was founded upon some type of metal slab. It’s too old and encrusted for researchers to tell what it is.
Within and around it, the octopuses interacted, signaling to one another, protecting mates, making art out of leftover shells, starting fights, tossing out roommates, and ignoring undesirable cohorts until they went away. Sounds more like a college dorm than a city. At any rate, the results of this fascinating find were published in the journal, Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology. American and Australian researchers conducted it. Much like the cantankerous New Yorker, the gloomy octopus might be irritable due to the cramped conditions found in its murky metropolis.
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The “city” was comprised of a series of dens made out of shells leftover from mealtimes, along with beer bottles and fishing lures. This shell city was founded upon some type of metal slab. It’s too old and encrusted for researchers to tell what it is.
Within and around it, the octopuses interacted, signaling to one another, protecting mates, making art out of leftover shells, starting fights, tossing out roommates, and ignoring undesirable cohorts until they went away. Sounds more like a college dorm than a city. At any rate, the results of this fascinating find were published in the journal, Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology. American and Australian researchers conducted it. Much like the cantankerous New Yorker, the gloomy octopus might be irritable due to the cramped conditions found in its murky metropolis.
9/16/17
HURRICAINES - MANATEES - and DISPLACED BEACHES - EARTH CHANGES
A double whammy of intense Hurricanes hit the southern United States in recent weeks, and if you're like me, you followed the news closely, and learned that the water these storms took up and deposited elsewhere created dramatic changes, such as whole beaches gone missing, displaced manatees that had to be hauled back into water, and many other earth changes. I've seen articles that suggest that birds have relocated inland and so should people. The destruction was expensive and had effected millions, be it that the power is still out or that their homes are ruined. Yet another expert said these storms were good for our economy, since there will be employment in the rebuilding.
There are so very many links to explore about hurricanes.
Check these out! NATIONAL HURRICANE DATA ARCHIVE = NOAA
NOAA GOV
There are so very many links to explore about hurricanes.
Check these out! NATIONAL HURRICANE DATA ARCHIVE = NOAA
NOAA GOV
8/25/17
8/9/17
8/5/17
NO RECYCLING CENTER - THEN NO PURCHASES OF WATER OR SODA AT MY LOCAL STORE!
This morning I walked with a small bag of recycling to the grocery about a quarter mile away where for years now I've been taking bottles and cans, metal, plastic, and glass. There had been rumors that there was too much trouble associated with it and that the store wasn't keeping it. Well, 99.9 percent of the citizens who used this center, in a heavily populated area, were no trouble. There are many huge apartment buildings near it that do not have recycling. And now the closest recycling center is an easy two miles away, too far for the trek that me and my dog made at least twice a month. We'd go into the store and cash out, then to the dog food store to buy her treats.
So I've decided that I will no longer recycle because this is just too far, and too much time, BUT I AM NO LONGER BUYING ANY BOTTLED OR CANNED BEVERAGES THAT CANNOT BE RECYCLED from that store, and overall my purchasing of these will be limited to situations in which I need a beverage out somewhere, when there is no water fountain and need fluid.
So I've decided that I will no longer recycle because this is just too far, and too much time, BUT I AM NO LONGER BUYING ANY BOTTLED OR CANNED BEVERAGES THAT CANNOT BE RECYCLED from that store, and overall my purchasing of these will be limited to situations in which I need a beverage out somewhere, when there is no water fountain and need fluid.
7/27/17
7/25/17
DON'T WASTE AN EGG!
Just leaned that it takes 50 gallons of water to produce one chicken egg like you buy in the grocery store in 12 packs, so full of protein!
How the mathematicians figure this kind of thing out, I don't know.
Now I feel really bad about the day I forgot I had four eggs on the boil and, by the time I came back from walking the dog, they had exploded and were all over the kitchen wall!
How the mathematicians figure this kind of thing out, I don't know.
Now I feel really bad about the day I forgot I had four eggs on the boil and, by the time I came back from walking the dog, they had exploded and were all over the kitchen wall!
7/21/17
5/28/17
BLUE WHALE FEMALE KILLED BY BONE BREAKING HIT BY SHIP
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS - DEAD WHALE WASHED UP ALONG N. CAL. BEACH
She's 79 feet long but the ship plowed into her and probably didn't feel a bump. I'm beginning to think I may stop eating sea food all together. Who needs cruises if they can't use all the sophisticated equipment they have to watch out for whales!
She's 79 feet long but the ship plowed into her and probably didn't feel a bump. I'm beginning to think I may stop eating sea food all together. Who needs cruises if they can't use all the sophisticated equipment they have to watch out for whales!
5/21/17
5/16/17
PACIFIC ISLAND WITH THE WORST PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE WORLD
BBC : UNIHABITED ISLAND WITH THE WORST PLASTIC DENSITY
EXCERPTS: The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, described how remote islands act as a "sink" for the world's rubbish....
It is 190km (120 miles) from Pitcairn Island, about 5,000km from Chile, and sits near the centre of the South Pacific Gyre - a massive rotating current. ... It is 190km (120 miles) from Pitcairn Island, about 5,000km from Chile, and sits near the center of the South Pacific Gyre - a massive rotating current.
EXCERPTS: The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, described how remote islands act as a "sink" for the world's rubbish....
It is 190km (120 miles) from Pitcairn Island, about 5,000km from Chile, and sits near the centre of the South Pacific Gyre - a massive rotating current. ... It is 190km (120 miles) from Pitcairn Island, about 5,000km from Chile, and sits near the center of the South Pacific Gyre - a massive rotating current.
5/8/17
THE LONG BEACH BABY SHARK, CLIMATE CHANGE, JAWS, and the EARTH AS A SENTIENT BEING
Today I saw a bit of TV news and a baby shark was spotted off the coast of Long Beach by a paddle boarder not too far off shore. As a result warning signs were posted. Not to panic anyone. Just be aware.
The newscaster mentioned that some scientists (the ones that believe in Earth Changes and Global Warming) think that it's changes in water temperatures (and therefore currents) that are bringing sharks closer into shore, not just off Long Beach, California, but any ocean that has sharks. I agree that this is a strong possibility.
But there are so many different types of sharks and generally they are not all JAWS looking to chomp boats in half that interfere in their feeding on people.
A couple years ago I saw the film JAWS again, one of director Steven Spielberg's earliest efforts, and it was so suspenseful the way it was filmed and edited. It starts with missing children and a frantic mom on a crowded beach and goes from there, upping the horror until the huge shark goes after the scientists and fishermen alike.
It stands to reason that when the earth itself is warmer, the oceans are going to be warmer too. Now some people think the earth is a sentient being in its own right, a living thinking being, who makes its adjustments as it needs to in order to preserve its own life. These people may be the most radical of all the Earth Changes - Global Warming devotes, but you never know. It's also possible. There is so much we do not understand yet, so much that the scientists are working on, that whenever I read about another sea creature that might be a mermaid washing up on shore, I think "Why not?" Why are there stories of mermaids in so many cultures around the globe? (Including inland, lake and river mermaids!)
Yours,
Siren
The newscaster mentioned that some scientists (the ones that believe in Earth Changes and Global Warming) think that it's changes in water temperatures (and therefore currents) that are bringing sharks closer into shore, not just off Long Beach, California, but any ocean that has sharks. I agree that this is a strong possibility.
But there are so many different types of sharks and generally they are not all JAWS looking to chomp boats in half that interfere in their feeding on people.
A couple years ago I saw the film JAWS again, one of director Steven Spielberg's earliest efforts, and it was so suspenseful the way it was filmed and edited. It starts with missing children and a frantic mom on a crowded beach and goes from there, upping the horror until the huge shark goes after the scientists and fishermen alike.
It stands to reason that when the earth itself is warmer, the oceans are going to be warmer too. Now some people think the earth is a sentient being in its own right, a living thinking being, who makes its adjustments as it needs to in order to preserve its own life. These people may be the most radical of all the Earth Changes - Global Warming devotes, but you never know. It's also possible. There is so much we do not understand yet, so much that the scientists are working on, that whenever I read about another sea creature that might be a mermaid washing up on shore, I think "Why not?" Why are there stories of mermaids in so many cultures around the globe? (Including inland, lake and river mermaids!)
Yours,
Siren
5/1/17
GREEN SCENE #2 PUT A LID ON LITTER
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4/25/17
YOUR FISH TANK - DECORATIONS TO PUT IN - DECORATIONS TO KEEP OUT!
You may indulge your love of fish and your fantasies by creating an interesting décor in your home or office FISH TANK. But did you know that you may be harming your fish and the environment when you use shells, coral, plastic, and other items that are sold in stores?
Growing up so many of my friends had fish bowl, turtle bowls, and more sophisticated tanks with air and filtration systems to keep them fresh. Besides colored gravel, it was common to see plastic trees, ferns, sea grasses, and other under water flora all made of plastic. We thought we were giving our fish an interesting, though small and limited environment that they could swim around in. Of course no one knows what goes on in the mid of a fish about being kept in captivity like that when it comes to living in close with humans.
These days we know that plastic leeches into water and food and that really we should be extremely careful not to drink out of it if the bottles have been in a hot car or in the sun. We know that there are plastics inside the human body and we think they get there from the bottles that contain shampoo and conditioner, frozen meals, and bottled water. However, we do have some choice. Plastic doesn't break the way glass can and most of us don't want glass in our bathrooms - especially not in earthquake zones. The harder the plastic the better. We should not reuse plastic food containers. If your store's bottled water gets to the shelf cool and within a week or so of being bottled, it's probably OK.
But if your fish are in a tank full of plastic decorations, no doubt that the plastic may be leaking into the water and that's the fish's total environment. (And by the way many famous big aquariums have plastic decorations in their tanks too! So don't feel too bad! Just change the stuff out!)
Then there are bags of shells and pieces of coral sold to put into the tanks. If you already bought these things or picked them off a sea shore, OK use them. By buying these, however, you encourage stores to keep selling them, and the only way to stop the destruction of shells and corals is to NOT BUY THEM!
Growing up so many of my friends had fish bowl, turtle bowls, and more sophisticated tanks with air and filtration systems to keep them fresh. Besides colored gravel, it was common to see plastic trees, ferns, sea grasses, and other under water flora all made of plastic. We thought we were giving our fish an interesting, though small and limited environment that they could swim around in. Of course no one knows what goes on in the mid of a fish about being kept in captivity like that when it comes to living in close with humans.
These days we know that plastic leeches into water and food and that really we should be extremely careful not to drink out of it if the bottles have been in a hot car or in the sun. We know that there are plastics inside the human body and we think they get there from the bottles that contain shampoo and conditioner, frozen meals, and bottled water. However, we do have some choice. Plastic doesn't break the way glass can and most of us don't want glass in our bathrooms - especially not in earthquake zones. The harder the plastic the better. We should not reuse plastic food containers. If your store's bottled water gets to the shelf cool and within a week or so of being bottled, it's probably OK.
But if your fish are in a tank full of plastic decorations, no doubt that the plastic may be leaking into the water and that's the fish's total environment. (And by the way many famous big aquariums have plastic decorations in their tanks too! So don't feel too bad! Just change the stuff out!)
Then there are bags of shells and pieces of coral sold to put into the tanks. If you already bought these things or picked them off a sea shore, OK use them. By buying these, however, you encourage stores to keep selling them, and the only way to stop the destruction of shells and corals is to NOT BUY THEM!
4/12/17
RACHEL CARSON - PESTICIDES PIONEER
RACHEL CARSON, who became famous for just part of her body of work, a book called Silent Spring, which came out in 1962, was a woman who tried to make the wake up call that pesticides were poisoning the environment. This marine biologist worked long and hard at her avocation, without making much money or becoming rich. Though her research followed scientific methods in her time, today no doubt she'd be a PHD.
Her focus was a bit more on the ocean environment first, what was happening under the water to animals like fish, but she couldn't deep sea dive, and eventually focused on the sea life that was closer to shore in tide pools.
This film shows you how DDT was marketed - almost as if it were good for the environment and our health!
This film also reveals that Carson was an intensely private woman, you could say a bit of a loner, who enjoyed research and having a rich studious life more so than being social. She also had a battle with breast cancer.
I wonder if Carson ever linked her breast cancer with pollution, in particular pesticides!
3/28/17
DID A MERMAID OR MERMAI\N WASH UP ON A DESERTED BEACH?
DAILY MAIL - DEAD MERMAID DESERTED BEACH? CHECK OUT THE PICTURES. IT LOOKS LIKE A MERMAID TO ME!
"If it’s true, she had deserted warm tropical waters to swim among the oil rigs, fishing trawlers, crude oil tankers, ferries and cruise liners in the chilly North Sea."
"If it’s true, she had deserted warm tropical waters to swim among the oil rigs, fishing trawlers, crude oil tankers, ferries and cruise liners in the chilly North Sea."
3/21/17
3/16/17
MERMAID BRIDE? SHE BELIEVES HERSELF TO BE so SHE GOT MARRIED UNDER THE SEA!
DAILY MAIL - MERMAID OBSESSED BRIDE - SOAKED WEDDING DRESS Susana Zamos married Jovany Garzon IN the Caribbean Sea. "Some guests swam to the wedding while others arrived by boat.:
3/4/17
ONE BOTTLE OR CAN AT A TIME
We've been picking up bottles and cans that we see when we take walks for years now. One bottle or can at a time we pick them up, sort them in the garage, and then take them to the closest recycling place. Sometimes the line there is long and it feels crazy to wait for fifteen minutes to an hour in order to come away with a few dollars, but we usually find other people in line want to small talk.
Each time you see a bottle or can that is NOT IN A CITY SPONSORED RECYCLING BIN, you should do the same. Out walking the dog? Take along a spare bag to put them in when you pick them up. If you can lean down to pick up your dog's poo (which you should do!) you can lean down to pick up a bottle or can that someone else threw out of their car or left when the bus came.
Even though our garbage fees include recycling bins to separate bottles and cans from food garbage and yard waste, and even though we have a lot of people in the area looking for things they can recycle so they can buy food, we still find them!
PICKING UP BOTTLES AND CANS and GETTING THEM INTO RECYCLING is one the easiest things you can do to be sure that these items don't make it into our oceans, lakes, rivers, and the ocean, where there are huge seas of plastic already floating and hurting the ocean ecology and sea life!
Each time you see a bottle or can that is NOT IN A CITY SPONSORED RECYCLING BIN, you should do the same. Out walking the dog? Take along a spare bag to put them in when you pick them up. If you can lean down to pick up your dog's poo (which you should do!) you can lean down to pick up a bottle or can that someone else threw out of their car or left when the bus came.
Even though our garbage fees include recycling bins to separate bottles and cans from food garbage and yard waste, and even though we have a lot of people in the area looking for things they can recycle so they can buy food, we still find them!
PICKING UP BOTTLES AND CANS and GETTING THEM INTO RECYCLING is one the easiest things you can do to be sure that these items don't make it into our oceans, lakes, rivers, and the ocean, where there are huge seas of plastic already floating and hurting the ocean ecology and sea life!
3/2/17
2/2/17
SIRENS LINK TO SEA BLOGSPOT - SINCE 2009 - AN 8th ANNIVERSARY
of Blogging here at Google's BlogSpot, about the ocean ecology, sea life, a mix of science facts and delicious fictions, with awareness of ocean ecology and environmental activism! Enjoy looking through my archives!
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