Day 147 - Sept. 3, 2010

lifeguard tower 26 - Ocean Park, Santa Monica CA

trash collected for 20 min.

4.3 pounds

602.8 pounds total
There's news from the South Atlantic Gyre - and it's not so good...from a Sept. 2nd post by one of the crew members on the Sea Dragon now underway to Ascension Island:

"What has also really opened my eyes is just how much debris there is at sea when you start to look for it. Everyone on deck has half an eye open for larger pieces of debris and today a hard hat idly drifted by and at one point the trawl had to be temporarily stopped after it ensnared a large ball of assorted ropes and fishing lines. When you consider just how small an area is observed from the path of Sea Dragon and the vastness of the ocean, it doesn’t take much mental agility to realize just how much plastic pollution is out there." - Dougal from ASR ltd.
When I look at photographs that I take from my own small section of the CA coast beach, it is also not hard to see how so much plastic pollution ends up in the ocean....Atlantic or Pacific.

Sea Gulls refuse to eat taco sauce from Jack in the box, although they certainly spread it around to check it out first.

Come out and party for Heal the Bay!

While they must still be bummed about the failure of AB 1998 (HTB were the sponsors) - they have many reasons to celebrate, and friends who want to throw parties for them! SO..join us!

"learn about the current environmental efforts of Heal the Bay, to become donors of the charity as well as volunteers, advocates and educators. Funds are raised through a donation of $40 per guest to attend the evening party being held, poolside, at Hotel Shangri-La, by the Pacific Ocean on September 3rd from 7pm."

learn more by clicking on the image at the top of this post.

My friend Danielle sent me a link to this great blog called "News from Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project." They have been hard at work collecting trash, washing abandoned towels and donating shoes that are left astray on their local beach. Yay!