Thursday, March 21, 2013

Plight of Albatross

Plight of Albatross Inspires People to Clean Up Beaches
How do scientists choose their life’s work? , a love of the ocean  But it was a black-and-white bird with a 6-foot wingspan that inspired him to focus his research on marine debris and clean up as many beaches as he can.

But once you look beyond those birds, “you realize there’s this scattering of plastic over the entire island,. “It’s impossible to not see plastic  it’s just everywhere. The most perverse part of it is that it’s most heavily concentrated around every nest.”
That’s because most of the plastic on the island arrives in the gullets of the adult albatross who accidentally ingest it while fishing at sea. Then they regurgitate that food-and-plastic mixture when feeding their chicks. Scientists estimate that some 4.5 metric tons of plastic arrive on the island every year in the stomachs of the albatross.

What motivates you to participate in beach cleanups?


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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Protect our Water Its Our Future

Take Action Protect our Water… Protect our Fishing

The Clean Water Act is under attack. I support clean fish able water and clean fish able water supports me and my family. Tell your member of Congress that headwaters matter to people who actually live near and fish on our nation’s rivers and that they need to support a strong PMRF  We need your help to set them straight