California bill aims emergency funding for marine rescue networks
State Sen. Hannah Beth Jackson will introduce Senate Bill 290 to create an emergency grant program for NOAA allied stranding and disentanglement teams from San Diego to Sausalito. The measure seeks permanent funding to aid volunteers and fishermen rescuing whales, sea turtles, and other marine mammals entangled in gear or stranded, supporting a multimillion dollar whale watch industry.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Hannah Beth Jackson
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Sausalito
NOAA
Jackson
Algae Blight Ties Sea Lion Stranding to Toxins
Off Orange County and Los Angeles, unusually warm seas have sparked algae blooms that produce neurotoxins. In the past two weeks several female adult sea lions have stranded and died after feeding on sardines and anchovies that fed on the bloom. Scientists link the event to oceanic changes and toxin buildup.
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Laguna Beach
Orange County
Orange
Los Angeles
Visual Arts Meet Quantum Theory In Jayne Reich’s Sculptures
Jayne Reich discusses her Laguna Beach studio works where a dozen sculptures explore the intersection of quantum theory and art. She treats each piece as a completed exploration and seeks inner truth and universal essence, while displaying life-sized human form studies in her living room.
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Reich
Laguna Beach
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