1. ThinkQuest : Library : Life On The Rocky Shore Tidepool Safety. Activities. life on the Rocky shore is about ocean tidepools we hope that through this site you will learn about and enjoy our oceans and their animals. http://library.thinkquest.org/J001418

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2. Shore Crab, Carcinus Maenas (British Marine Life Study Society) Common intertidal crab of the NE Atlantic Katherine Hamblett at Adur World oceans Day 2000 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/BMLSS/c-maenas.htm

ANIMALIA Porifera Ctenophora Cnidaria Mollusca Annelida Arthropoda ... ARTHROPODA Uniramia (Insecta) Chelicerata Crustacea Pycnogonida CRUSTACEA Branchiopoda Branchiura Cirripedia Copepoda Ostracoda Malacostraca MALACOSTRACA Stomatopoda Mysidacea Cumacea Isopoda Amphipoda Euphausiacea Decapoda DECAPODA Caridae Astacidae Palinura Anomura Brachyura British Marine Life Study Society Shore Crab Common Name(s): Shore Crab European Green Crab Scientific Name: Carcinus maenas Family: Portunidae Subfamily: Carcininae Usual Size: to 6 cm (length of carapace) width to about 10 cm up to 149 grams see note Photographs by Andy Horton Identification: Photographs: Medium sized. Carapace broader than it is long. Two powerful claws. Rear legs pointed for gripping on to rocks. Colour: Brown. Some specimens about 5% of adults are green. Juveniles in a mixture of colours. Similar species: Velvet Swimming Crab, Necora puber Breeding: Eggs released during the spring mostly, but crabs 'in berry' present in all months. Young particularly abundant on the shore in June. Crabs prior to mating. The female crab is underneath

3. CNN - Antarctic Waters Breathe Life - July 21, 1998 discoveries is a source of dense, oxygenrich Antarctic Bottom Water which breathes life into the world's oceans the ice is moved off-shore by very strong winds, maintaining the http://www.cnn.com/TECH/science/9807/21/window.yoto

MAIN PAGE WORLD ASIANOW U.S. ... news quiz CNN WEB SITES: TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW MORE SERVICES: video on demand video archive audio on demand news email services ... pagenet DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback SITE GUIDES: help contents search FASTER ACCESS: europe japan WEB SERVICES: Antarctic waters breathe life into world's oceans July 21, 1998 Webposted 2:15 PM EDT By Environmental News Network staff A group of oceanographers, glaciologists, meteorologists and biologists are currently on a mid-winter expedition to the Antarctic to further pursue the mysteries of the Adelie polynya. (ENN) Australia's scientific agency has been doing a lot of research in the Antarctic during this Year of the Ocean, and one of their recent discoveries is a source of dense, oxygen-rich Antarctic Bottom Water which breathes life into the world's oceans. Dr. Steve Rintoul, a Southern Ocean specialist at CSIRO Marine Research and the Antarctic Cooperative Research Centre in Hobart, has identified a section of the Antarctic coast directly south of Tasmania as the source of one quarter of the Antarctic Bottom Water formed. Cold air near Antarctica cools the ocean to the point that sea ice begins to form. As ice forms, salt is released to the water beneath the new ice. Both the low temperatures and higher salinity make the surface water heavy enough to sink 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) to the bottom of the ocean, hence the name Antarctic Bottom Water.

4. Core Knowledge - Lesson Plans d. Cooking Edible oceans Students will spoon soft set sun and have lots of funDown by the shore. c. Language - Ocean life Memory game- Matching pictures of http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/PreK98Oceans.htm

March 12-14, 1998 Oceans Grade Level : Pre-Kindergarten Presented by : Stephanie Janz and Hazel Gentry, Sequoyah Elementary, Oklahoma City, OK Length of Unit : 1 to 2 weeks I. ABSTRACT I. OVERVIEW A. Use adjectives and describing words. B. Familiar songs and poems. C. Attend to and listen to picture books. D. Develop an awareness of written print and matter. E. Listen to stories read aloud. F. Develop fine motor skills. G. Simple measurement skills. H. Recite number sequence. I. One to one correspondence with concrete objects J. Creating representative group K. Compare more than or less than L. Identify globe by name and indicate ocean and land areas. M. Move to music N. Participate in a group O. Observe and describe basic properties of water. P. Demonstrate memory of visual details. III. BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE A. Hechtman, Dr. Judi: Grove, Sandra Ford; and Mester, Tonya. The Ocean . Cyprus, Ca.: Creative Teaching Press, 1994 B. The Mailbox , June/July, 1994, 1996, 1997 C. Ocean Life (Nature Series) 1395 Manassero, Anaheim, Ca. Mark V Product, Inc.

5. Doug Henderson's Marine Paleo-Life Art Primitive shore birds called Ichthyornis rest near the illustrated with 26 new paleolifeartworks created by pictures as illustrations on the oceans of Kansas http://www.oceansofkansas.com/hendersn.html

Primitive shore birds called Ichthyornis rest near the large crocodile Deinosuchus Doug Henderson Doug Henderson's Marine Paleo-Life Art Last Revised 01/25/2004 In 1991, Patricia Lauber's Living with Dinosaurs was published by Maxwell Macmillan International Publishing Group. The book was written about life during the late Cretaceous (75 million years ago) and was illustrated with 26 new paleo-life artworks created by Douglas Henderson. Marine creatures, birds and Pteranodons were the subjects of many of his paintings. Doug Henderson has generously given me permission to use these pictures as illustrations on the Oceans of Kansas Paleontology webpage. They will soon be found on various pages on the Oceans of Kansas website, but I wanted to show all of them together in one place so that the reader can get a feel for the variety of creatures that Doug re-created in his pictures. I also wanted to be able to give some background about the animals shown in the pictures in the context of the fossils that we find represented in the Smoky Hill chalk and Pierre Shale. Doug Henderson , and may not be used in any form without his permission.

6. Mars Ocean Hypothesis Hits The Shore :: Mars Astrobiology Magazine :: Search For Earth and Mars. Expeditions. Imagery. Landing. life. Mapping. Meteorites. Missions. Nanobacteria Mars Ocean Hypothesis Hits the shore. To test the hypothesis that oceans once covered much of http://mars.astrobio.net/news/article10.html

@import url("themes/Red-Planet/style/style.css"); Search for in All Topics Colony Earth and Mars Expeditions Imagery Landing Life Mapping Meteorites Missions Nanobacteria Poles Rocks Seasons Terraforming Water Weather Main Menu Home Subscribe Calendar Browse ... Robotics Edition Features Photo Gallery All Topics Earth and Mars Imagery ... Weather Find It Most Recent Monthlies Advanced Search Net Serivices Syndication Random Start Daily Rotation Book Reviews ... Bare-Bones Sound Off Spread the World Periscope Just Ask Flux The flow of fluid, particles, or energy through a given area within a certain time. In astronomy, this term is often used to describe the rate at which light flows. For example, the amount of light (photons) striking a single square centimeter of a detector in one second is its flux. Space Channel Mars Ocean Hypothesis Hits the Shore Summary: Photographs of the Martian surface find no sign of a sea cliff along a possible ancient shoreline. Display Options: Mars Ocean Hypothesis Hits the Shore To test the hypothesis that oceans once covered much of the northern hemisphere of Mars, scientists at Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS) of San Diego, CA, have used high resolution images of Mars taken with the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on Mars Global Surveyor.

7. OceanQuest 2004: Explore Ocean Habitats Audio speech from Science Friday gives a great outline of the oceans. shore Excellentdescription of the rocky shore The Rocky shore Explore life on a http://www.iwebquest.com/oceans/habitat.htm

OceanQuest 2004 Mission 2: Where Does Your Animal Live? OceanQuest 2004 Essential Questions Stay on Task Ocean Hotlist ... Choose a Marine Animal to Explore Where Does Your Animal Live? Investigate Your Animal! Tell the World About Your Animal! You Have Mock E-Mail From : Your E-pal To : My E-Mail Pal Subject : Ocean Habitats Date: August 25, 2003 1:23 pm Dear E-Mail Pal, Question: Where does your animal live? What other plants and animals live there? Specific Tasks: If we’re going to make the background for our mural look realistic we’re going to have to learn more about the habitat that our animal lives in Let's go back to the Virtual Aquarium to explore our animal for a little bit to find out what habitat it lives in. We can find out more about what habitat our animal lives in.  Once we learn a little about our animal’s habitat, we can use the links below to learn more about where our animal lives and what other plants and animals live there. Then, we can create the background for our life-size animal.

8. A Shore With Two Oceans: Around Amma 2004 @ Amritapuri.org Motherpage Amma s life Around2004 A shore With Two oceans, A shoreWith Two oceans. Amma is full of surprises. She bestows upon Her http://www.amritapuri.org/amma/2004/404ocean.htm

Motherpage Amma's Life A Shore With Two Oceans A Shore With Two Oceans Amma is full of surprises. She bestows upon Her children many beautiful situations that ever remain fresh and bright in their hearts. These precious moments, however, are not planned; they are spontaneous. As Amma beholds the entire creation as a wonder, whatever She does automatically becomes a wonder itself. I am reminded of Lord Krishna’s words to Arjuna: “Some see the Self as a wonder. Similarly, others speak about It as a wonder. Others hear about It as a wonder. Yet, no one knows the Self as one’s pure existence.” ( Bhagavad Gita It is indeed true in our relationship with our most beloved Amma. As She spends hours on end with us—laughing, playing, singing, meditating, sharing Her infinite wisdom and even joking—we forget the greatest of all truths, that within this short form of Amma’s resides the infinite shakti of pure consciousness, which is none other than our very own Self. Nonetheless, the last day of this year’s Australian tour served as a powerful reminder of Amma’s infinitude nature. That evening, Amma suddenly came out of Her room and went to the seashore. Although Amma’s decision was quite unexpected, devotees appeared out of the blue, and the group grew bigger as Amma walked to the beautiful beach.

9. Life: A Natural History Of The First Four Billion Years Of Life On Earth read, popular work filled with golden nuggets on life's history. The first chapter is a brief in the Ordovician oceans or to stand upon a Cambrian shore in the evening http://www.2think.org/life.shtml

Richard Fortey Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth "For the meek survive, even if they don't inherit the Earth." p. 317 Life is a very enjoyable, easy-to-read, popular work filled with golden nuggets on life's history. The first chapter is a brief autobiographical piece which sets the stage for how Fortey entered his profession. It also serves as a metaphor for main themes in the rest of the book. In general, the work is well done, but the book is not without its problemssome forgivable, some not. Although illustrated timelines are readily available elsewhere , including one would have been a valuable addition to the bookespecially for the non-scientist audience the book is primarily aimed at. The prose is, for the most part, excellent, but occasionally the word choice is misleading, overly dogmatic, or strange. For instance on page 25 he states "that the genetic bond that unites all mammals runs to more than the sequences of chemical bases in the DNA molecule." What the "more" is, he does not say. I'm not sure what could still be 'genetic' and not be based on DNA. Two pages later he states that if the formation of the solar system "had happened one jot differently, there would have been no living cells". Should this really be stated as fact? For all we know, life can exist (or could have existed) in a variety of environments ranging from comets and meteorites (as he speculates in the next chapter) to Venus-like planets or celestial bodies that could house hyperthermophiles

10. Oceans Learning Objectives the most diverse and productive zones for life because of of both fresh water andoceans will affect to protect estuaries from upland and shore area pollution. http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/7639/oceans/oceanobj.htm

Return to the Environmental Earth Science HOME PAGE of Lewis Mills HS Harwinton-Burlington CT Oceans Learning Objectives Estuaries (Return to top of page) Return to the Environmental Earth Science HOME PAGE of Lewis Mills HS Harwinton-Burlington CT This page hosted by Get your own Free Home Page

11. Neanderthals! Life On Mars, Titanosaurs And The Golden Fleece! Neanderthals! life On Mars, Titanosaurs and. The Golden Fleece! Neanderthals Reconstructed Not Human Ancestors! are to include ship-to-shore maneuvers, air-to-ground shelling disburse across lands now separated by oceans. The Madagascar fossils may http://home.earthlink.net/~exonews/xtra/neanderthals.htm

Neanderthals! Life On Mars, Titanosaurs and The Golden Fleece Neanderthals Reconstructed - Not Human Ancestors! LONDON August 1, 2001 (Reuters) - Computer graphics of Neanderthals based on ancient fossils show they were very different from early humans and did not mix with them, Swiss scientists said Wednesday. The virtual reality images of reconstructed Neanderthal skulls have distinctive features established very early in childhood which did not develop gradually through life, suggesting they coexisted but did not breed with each other. "This is a strong argument for early separation on the species level, which means they had isolated populations. There might have been some accidental inbreeding but certainly not a big exchange of genes,'' said Christoph Zollikofer, a neurobiologist at the University of Zurich. Zollikofer and Marcia Ponce de Leon, computer scientist and anthropologist at the university, created virtual reality models of Neanderthal skulls from 16 fossils of the creatures who lived in Europe, North Africa and Asia between 125,000 and 40,000 years ago. They wanted to compare their development from childhood to that of early and modern humans.

12. Storybooks About Marine Life And Habitats Simon, Seymour. oceans. Seymour, Simon. Ocean life Smyth, Karen C. Crystal The Storyof a Real Baby Whale. Dolphin s First Day Zolotow, C. The Sea shore Book. http://www.geocities.com/sseagraves/storybooksaboutmarinelife.htm

Storybooks About Marine Life And Habitats These are some great books to read about marine life. There are simply too many books to list, but I consider these to be the very best. Although written on a primary level, I still use these books with my older students. The illustrations and messages are simply too wonderful not to share with them. Also, it often inspires the older students to write stories for the primary grades. Click on the book for a link to Amazon.com. Follow the Moon By Sarah Weeks In this beautiful and moving story, a newborn sea turtle, instead of following the moon to the ocean, winds up following a mirrored ball into a dance club. A young boy rescues and takes care of the hatchling turtle. I simply love this book! Pagoo By Holling I first saw this book in 1982, and I have loved it and used it ever since. It follows the life of a hermit crab from birth to death. It is filled with wonderfully accurate information and illustrations about marine life. Even my 6th graders love this book. Definitely a read aloud for younger students. A House for Hermit Crab By Eric Carle I know you've all seen it, but this one is too good not to list. This is the story of a hermit crab who has grown too big for his shell and has to find a new one. The new home is not very decorated, and hermit crab meets some delightful new ocean creatures to help him

13. Life On Board Tall Ship AlveiLooking for Crew! self-sufficient lifestyle on the world's oceans, while learning the We row the shore boat and weigh anchor by hand to enjoy the unhurried life of many different cultures; and http://www.alvei.com/life.html

Sailing Ship. In former times called a Schooner Bark or Hermaphrodite Schooner, the rig is now called a Main Topsail Schooner. This type of rig was most preferred by Privateers, Opium Runners and Slave Ships dating back to the 1830's. These small sailing ships had to be fast on all points of sail in order to survive. Alvei now sails long Trade Wind passages using the old sailing ship routes. We can set 16 sails totaling 538 sq. meters (5800 sq. ft.) There are 139 lines of running rigging totaling nearly 7 kilometers of line. We use the main engine only to assist in getting in or out of ports which we can't enter under sail. At sea we use sail only and sometimes have slow passages. The Idea. The purpose of ALVEI is to allow her crew to maintain a low cost, self-sufficient lifestyle on the world's oceans, while learning the traditional arts of the sailor. To that end the rig of the ship and the style of operation have the simplicity found in sailing ships from a bygone era. Back to Basics . Like the ship herself, the lifestyle is similar to what would be found on sailing ships of over a century ago. Instead of modern winches we build and use block and tackle. It takes a team of people to 'sweat and tail' as we set and handle sail. We row the shore boat and weigh anchor by hand. There is ample fresh water for cooking and drinking, but cleaning and bathing are done with sea water. You can scrub your laundry on the cabin top and hang it on the Lazy Jacks to dry. There is an abundance of healthy food, fresh veggies and meat while in port with dry stores and tinned food to use at sea, but no refrigeration.

14. Shorewatch Newsletter (British Marine Life Study Society) ISSN National Aquarium (at Plymouth) and Records of Marine life. that is only found oncliffs near the shore. Rockpooler, an introduction to World oceans Day 2000 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/BMLSS/Watch1.htm

Homepage Index News Main Links ... Information Page Shorewatch Newsletter ISSN 1464-813X Bi-monthly 16 page booklet on A5 sized paper. Volume 1 Members of the BMLSS were sent the first issue of the Shorewatch Newsletter on 21 February 1997. This newsletter is sent to members as well as the journal Glaucus . The first issue contains information of the marine life found on the shore in January and February, news items, and a feature on Hermit Crabs The second Shorewatch Newsletter was sent out to members in the week commencing 6 April 1997. The feature is on British Sea Anemones The third Shorewatch Newsletter was sent to members on 22 May 1997. It featured the BMLSS Exhibition Services to coincide with Low Tide Day on 24 May 1997, as well as information on what to find between the tides as we approach the Summer Solstice. The fourth Shorewatch Newsletter was sent to members in July 1997 and contained information about the marine wildlife on the shore during July and August, sea temperature data and some facts on Prawns and Shrimps.

15. AnyBook4Less.com - ISBN: 0786866772 - The Lobster Chronicles: Life On A Very Sma characters that enrich her life, the island, and the world wind The trees lining the shore waved like spectators on the Deep Blue Women, Men, and the oceans They Fish http://www.anybook4less.com/detail/0786866772.html

AnyBook4Less.com Find the Best Price on the Web Order from a Major Online Bookstore Home Store List FAQ Contact Us Compare prices on Contact Lenses Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money Keyword Author ISBN The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island Please fill out form in order to compare prices Title: The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island by Linda Greenlaw ISBN: Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: List Price(USD): Your Country USA Canada United Kingdom Australia Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Switzerland Currency Auto USD CAD GBP EUR AUD CHF Delivery Only cheapest delivery All delivery options Include Used Books Are you a club member of: Barnes and Noble Books A Million Chapters.Indigo.ca Average Customer Rating: 3.73 (45 reviews) Customer Reviews Rating: Summary: more about the people and less about the lobsters, please Comment: Linda Greenlaw made a name for herself as a successful swordfish boat captain based out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Sebastian Junger wrote about her in "The Perfect Storm" and she subsequently wrote about herself in "The Hungry Ocean". (I haven't read either of those so no comments there.) Ready for a change, she returned to the small Maine island where she had grown up, Isle Au Haut. The island has only a few dozen residents, and many of them are her relatives. Like most locals, she set herself up as a lobster fisherman, with her father as her assistant. This book describes her life on the island and one lobster season.

16. Natural Geography In Shore Areas (NaGISA): Census Of Marine Life Portal The Natural Geography In shore Areas (NaGISA) project is one projects of the Censusof Marine life (CoML the narrow inshore zone of the world s oceans at depths http://www.coml.org/descrip/nagisa.htm

@import "../2.css"; Project Descriptions *Return to Front Page* Biogeography of Deep-Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems Census of Diversity of Abyssal Marine Life Gulf of Maine Program ... *Return to Front Page* An international collaborative effort to inventory and monitor biodiversity in the narrow inshore zone of the world's oceans at depths of less than 20 meters. Project Leaders: Dr. Shirayama Yoshihisa, Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Kyoto University, Wakayama, Japan Dr. Brenda Konar, Assistant Professor Marine Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Marine Science, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA Visit the NaGISA Web Site The Natural Geography In Shore Areas (NaGISA) project is one of seven initial field projects of the Census of Marine Life (CoML). It is a collaborative effort aimed at inventorying and monitoring the biodiversity in the narrow inshore zone of the world's oceans at depths of less than 20 meters, the area people know best and impact most. This is reflected in the Japanese word nagisa, referring to the narrow coastal zone where land meets the sea. NaGISA holds a unique position in the Census of Marine Life as an ambassador project, linking CoML to local interests. It is an exercise in international cooperation and capacity building. OBJECTIVES NaGISA will complete an equatorial longitudinal gradient from the east coast of Africa to the Palmyra Atoll, and a pole-to-pole latitudinal transect from the northern coast of Alaska to Antarctica's McMurdo Sound. NaGISA employs a simple, cost-efficient and intentionally low-tech sampling protocol that can be adopted by many research groups and countries, and encourage local community involvement. The ultimate goal is a series of well-distributed standard transects from the high intertidal zone to 20 meters water depth around the world, which can be repeated over a 50-year or even greater time frame.

17. Oceans In Our Life Is Like An Ocean by Dilys D Gold, oceans of Love As the waves come down crashing,down onto the shore, I lovingly I am the root of life through the centuries, A http://www.oceansoflife.150m.com/ocean.htm

poems and thoughts on the beach , waves bring some pain and waves bring peaceful joy.. Share here your poems or the poems you like about the oceans in our life. . . Life is like an Ocean Submit your poems Oceans of Love Ocean of My Heart ... Ocean Meditation Beauty and Serinity of the Ocean Whenever I feel the need for peaceful surroundings, or a relaxing place, I wander to the beach to listen to the waves cascading along the shoreline in all their grace. Even though the waves are thundering up and down the coast with all the fury they can muster, I feel at peace just watching the sea water slap against the sand pebbles, tossing them about in a fluster. Maybe it's because of the turmoil I am in when I seek the serenity of those sounds, for it helps to calm me, Or that I just love the swishing, swashing of the ocean waves and the breezes that are so balmy. I only know that the waves bring me peaceful joy

18. EPA > Oceans, Coasts, & Estuaries > Coastal Watershed Factsheets > Nearshore Wat the effects of pollutants on aquatic life and human speeds to avoid prop dredgingand shore erosion. Call EPA s oceans and Coastal Protection Division at (202 http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/factsheets/fact3.html

Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Water Coastal Watershed Factsheets Partnerships ... for Children, Students and Teachers Coastal Watershed Factsheets Nearshore Waters and Your Coastal Watershed United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water EPA 842-F-98-007 July 1998 earshore waters in lakes, rivers, estuaries, and oceans reflect the conditions and activities within the coastal watershed. They are an important component of that complex and dynamic watershed. What Are Nearshore Waters and What Do They Do? Stand on any beach or shoreline and look out toward the water. What you'll see is an area called the nearshore, which is a part of all coastal watersheds. The nearshore is defined as an indefinite zone extending seaward from the shoreline well beyond the breaker zone. It defines the area where the current system is caused primarily by wave action. Whether marine or freshwater, nearshore waters serve a variety of functions. They provide a unique habitat for a variety of plants and animals. Sea grasses and other aquatic plants living in the nearshore waters provide food and shelter for many species of fish and shellfish. Many marine organisms, including most commercially valuable fish species, depend on nearshore waters at some point during their development. Nearshore waters provide habitat for 80 percent of the fish species in the United States.

19. EPA > Water > Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds > Oceans, Coasts, And Estuaries > H Marine debris can be lifethreatening to marine organisms two different sources fromwhich debris pollutes our oceans. In the shore Protection Act of 1989 Exit http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris/

Habitat Protection Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Water Habitat Protection Coral Reefs ... for Children, Students and Teachers Marine Debris Abatement Trash in our OceansYou Can Be Part of the Solution Marine debris, often called litter, has become a problem along shorelines, coastal waters, estuaries, and oceans throughout the world. It is defined as any man-made, solid material that enters our waterways directly (e.g., by dumping) or indirectly (e.g., washed out to sea via rivers, streams, storm drains, etc.). Objects ranging from detergent bottles, hazardous medical wastes, and discarded fishing line all qualify as marine debris. In addition to being unsightly, it poses a serious threat to everything with which it comes into contact. Marine debris can be life-threatening to marine organisms and humans and can wreak havoc on coastal communities and the fishing industry. Sources of Marine Debris There are two different sources from which debris pollutes our oceans. The first is from the land and includes users of the beach, storm water-runoff, landfills, solid waste, rivers, and streams, floating structures, ill maintained garbage bins and dumps and litterbugs. Marine debris also comes from combined sewer overflows, and storm drains. Typical debris from these sources includes medical waste, street litter and sewage. Land-based sources cause 80% of the marine debris found on our beaches and waters.

20. Pew Oceans Commission Did you know as many as one million migrating shore birds feast on the eggs of Statusof Marine life. Over 240 invasive species are found in San Francisco Bay http://www.pewoceans.org/inquiry/status/

Press Room Full report Table of Contents Report by Section Executive Summary State of America's Oceans Commission Recommendations ... Introduced Species The Commission issued its final report June 4, 2003 Order your copy today! Which marine species do you feel is most endangered? Sea turtles Swordfish Coral Whales Areas of Inquiry Did you know...as many as one million migrating shore birds feast on the eggs of the horseshoe crab in the Delaware Bay each spring, doubling or tripling in weight before completing their annual trip to Arctic breeding grounds? Status of Marine Life Over 240 invasive species are found in San Francisco Bay alone and scientists estimate a new species enters the Bay every 12 days; more than 120 invasive species are now found in Chesapeake Bay. Within several years of arriving in San Francisco Bay via ballast water discharge, the invasive Chinese clam accounted for greater than 95% of the sea floor biomass, displacing much of the former benthic community and completely altering Bay food webs. The Texas coastline has been invaded by an Indo-Pacific mussel, Perna perna, which now forms monocultural stands on jetties for scores of kilometers along the Gulf of Mexico shore.

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