World Oceans Day

Today is world oceans day - I thought I share a few links:

Live streaming of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico:



A nice overview what is happening with the oil after it leaves the well:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37517080/ns/disaster_in_the_gulf


And here are some pictures from our last trip around the Olympic peninsula:

Unfortunately not colorful stones, but shredded plastic debris, illegally to discharge in the oceans since 1988, other debris may be discharged in certain shredded sizes further offshore. How many ships do separate garbage and obey this law?

Clams, a living filter! I should look up how many liters per day they filter, I forgot, but it is a huge amount.

Since most surface water drains into the ocean: The ocean starts at your front door! We should think more about what we drain or want to drain into the oceans.