Are you a Nurdle Collector?

Well, maybe you’d like to become one. If you don’t know what a “nurdle” is, please read the article below. This new crisis to our waterways and oceans is very real and VERY destructive. We are finding nurdles regularly on our beaches in Bandon. They are extremely dangerous to the fish in our oceans, so […]

Tufted Puffins delight visitors to the Oregon Coast. But their population has plummeted.

If you are like the thousands of people who flock to the Oregon Coast every summer to catch sight of a tufted puffin, you should know that this “Clown of the Sea” is in danger of disappearing from our shores. Read the article below and see what is happening to this beautiful sea bird. https://www.opb.org/article/2021/02/08/cannon-beach-last-place-to-see-tufted-puffins-from-shore-but-for-how-long/

Our ocean floors are looking like landfills!

Turn Down the Volume, Please

I seldom think about noise in the world’s oceans. Do you? The image that comes to mind is a silent world – a diver gliding noiselessly through an underwater wonderland. But then again . . . . . . . . Read the article below and give it another thought.

More challenges face sea otters on the West Coast

Open the link below in order to read about the impact of warmer ocean temperatures on Sea Otters and other marine life: https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/ocean-toxin-heartbreaking-threat-sea-otters/?fbclid=IwAR3cQoRgK9Nc7bA7sfPrBxr_Bmip9Y0N2XhGMp8AFbfDjT3ocZX-ktk7dE8

Thiamine deficiency: is it killing wildlife?

It is fascinating to read about new discoveries that the scientific community is making. As these occur, the question becomes what to do with what we learn? And are the conclusions we make and the solutions we offer reliably accurate? Here’s an article that demonstrates the thinking and debate about what is generally becoming regarded […]