The UT has some positive words (in fact, it sounds a little like a press release) about a fish farm proposal from Hubbs-SeaWorld. The fish farm would be located off Mission Beach and would grow striped bass. This would be the first in the county, but not in the area. A 30 minute drive into …
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Local artificial reefs
San Diego county will be home for more artificial reefs. We already have several – The ships to reefs projects (Yukon, Ruby E, etc), and others like the old Ingraham Bridge debris. The newest reef (though technically in Orange County) is also one of the biggest – the Wheeler North Artificial Kelp Reef is made …
Halcyon Tea
I popped into the newly opened Halcyon Tea in South Park yesterday evening. The shop is located just a couple doors up from what used to be Santos, and a short block from Grant’s Marketplace. They have done a nice job fixing the shop up and it looks great. Their tea selection is pretty good, …
Dams: not so bad for Salmon
A study tracking salmon in the Fraser and Columbia rivers has determined that dams are not the main cause of Salmon collapse. “dam modifications to assist migrating salmon have led to much-improved survival rates since the 1970s, the study team suggests.” In other words, the core issue with Salmon survival is in the open ocean. …
Mass Extinctions and ‘Rise of Slime’
A Scripps researcher has a paper out called Ecological extinction and evolution in the brave new ocean. The findings are not for the faint: Human activities are cumulatively driving the health of the world’s oceans down a rapid spiral, and only prompt and wholesale changes will slow or perhaps ultimately reverse the catastrophic problems they …