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Balloons will become ocean trash

June 2, 2010 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

Well, I’m very bummed to report that despite receiving calls from many people requesting that no balloons be released during the ceremony on Memorial Day, Green Hills Memorial Park went ahead and released 1,500 balloons anyway. A friend who attended the ceremony reported that one of the speakers commented the balloons were floating inland and… [read more]

Filed Under: Ocean pollution Tagged With: marine debris, ocean trash, pollution, storm drain

Death by fishing net

May 21, 2010 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Fishing nets are designed to catch and kill fish, I get it. But a fishing net is supposed to be used by fishermen, I mean fisherpeople, to catch fish and then it’s supposed to be removed from the ocean until next time. But alas, all too often fishing nets become a unique weapon of mass… [read more]

Filed Under: Marine mammals, Whales Tagged With: cetacean, fishing, marine debris, pollution, sperm whale, whale

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