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On Protecting Our Marine
Life
What lies beneath and why does it matter?
by Francesca Koe
"Have you ever watched the sun set on a shimmering
horizon at Ocean Beach? Have you ever watched surfers carve moving
mountains of water at Mavericks? Have you ever seen 100 harbor seals
sunbathing in bliss on the sand bar where the Russian River collides
with the ocean? Have you ever wondered about the views beneath the
surface and the creatures living there? Let me share a secret with
you - if you think what you are seeing on the surface is breathtaking,
you have not seen anything until you look below..."
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"Coupled with currents
and cold-water upwellings, fresh water plumes and estuaries, our
ocean systems benefit from nutrient-rich waters that feed and attract
a host of marine life that congregate here. Vigilant and camouflaged,
long speckled rockfish, called lingcod, sit aloof atop their perch
on rocky reefs or shoals..."
For the complete article online, go here.
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