Pirate's Cove

That is the headline for a story.  A headline designed to elicit overblown fear about what Man is doing to the environment. An alarmist headline.

Parasites from cat feces are causing deadly brain damage in California sea otters. A combination of toxic chemicals and herpes virus is killing off California sea lions.

And toxic algae blooms are contributing to record manatee deaths in Florida.

 

All of these animals live near coastlines, spending a majority of their lives in the same waters people swim and surf in. Their daily cuisines consist of the same foods we serve up in clam shacks and fine seafood restaurants.

I will say, once again, that the ultra alarmist chatter needs to be toned down. What is actually a pretty good story on disease caused by human pollutants is marred by an idiotic headline.

I have railed against the alarmism with global warming. I have said time and time again that I am not sure if it is happening. But I have also stated that we still need to protect and conserve our environment. Particularly the oceans. Pollution dumping needs to stop. If you want to cause real man-made global warming, ocean pollution is a good way to do it. Look up the science behind it. There is a link between pollution, plankton, higher air temps, and changes in the ocean circulatory patterns.

Anyhow, we should be taking care of our environment in the best way we can. We can avoid dumping pollutants into the oceans. There is a section of water off the coast of Barnegat, NJ, that is anaerobic. There is no oxygen in the water.

As a result, marine animals, particularly mammals, play an important role as sentinel species. When one of these species gets sick or dies from something in the water, it is often a warning to humans of disease to come.

 

“Some of what we throw or flow into the water will return to bite us in the gluteus maximus. You can bet on it,” said Sandifer, who organized a panel of marine scientists to present their work here last week at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Unlike the global warming, excuse me, global climate change “research,” there is real science behind ocean pollution and its relationship to disease in the water. In New Jersey, people from the Shore are often called “clam diggers.” You could walk out into the rivers at low tide, dig in the mud, and come up with clams and mussles. However, because of pollutants, you couldn’t eat them. They were restricted for decades.

What we do to the oceans does come back to bite us. And, isn’t it interesting that one of the major problem areas cited in the study is Blue?