Updates to the Series
Staff writer Kenneth R. Weiss continues to write about the crisis in the seas.
February 9, 2007
State panel targets plastic trash at beaches
Disgusted by pictures of trash-strewn coasts, the California Ocean Protection Council on Thursday called for an aggressive crackdown on plastic fast-food containers, a ban of those containing toxic chemicals and a program to reimburse police for vigorous enforcement of littering laws.
November 26, 2006
ALTERED OCEANS
Not enough fish in the sea
Fish counters in green rain slickers patrol a narrow channel of glacier-fed river, keeping close tabs on the thousands of salmon that migrate upstream to spawn.
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