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During the summer of 2021, half of coastal waters from northern California to the Canadian border had oxygen levels too low to support marine life.
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Tidal wetlands trap a lot of carbon dioxide. A recent survey maps those marine carbon sinks, also called “blue carbon” ecosystems, on the Southern Oregon coast.
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The ocean just looks huge when we see it from the beach. But all we see is surface, and only a few miles out. It truly is huge when you head farther out…
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The people who make acronyms outdid themselves with the naming of the Systematic Underwater Biogeochemical Science and Exploration Analog at NASA. The…
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The importance of the world's oceans cannot be overstated. So much life depends upon the life cycles of the ocean, even creatures that never get near the…
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Of all the fascinating creatures in the sea, one of the most important has neither fins nor tentacles nor eyeballs, and doesn't even move. If you guessed…
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The ocean is full of energy, but can we capture it for use in creating electricity? Lots of people think we can, including the people at the Redwood Coast…
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Humboldt County can be a wet place, but there's plenty more to come as sea levels continue to rise. The Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment, in the…
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Items that we find on the beach may not look terribly important to the casual observer, but can have critical importance to creatures beneath the surface.…
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The increasing acidity of the oceans creates problems for sea creatures. Some of the animals that live in shells have a harder time building their shells…
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You CAN own the beach in California, unlike in Oregon. But an array of groups and government agencies exist to make sure that members of the public get…
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It's becoming a regular part of the Dungeness crab season on the West Coast: waiting for domoic acid levels to drop into safe ranges. When they're up, the…
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We tend to think in terms of fresh water and ocean water ecosystems, but there's a whole lot of life in between. Estuaries, where salt and fresh water…
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One person's trash is another person's treasure. That is proven frequently by Washed Ashore on the Oregon Coast. The organization takes its name from the…