harmful algal bloom

OCEAN 61

The editor’s choice article “Unique Concept in Green Energy” by researcher Abigail Eilar, explores the use of sand batteries for green energy.

OCEAN 61 shares an inside look at some of our Interns this year. We also recommend an unusual article regarding fish falling from the sky and the explanation leaves me unconvinced, my opinion. Living on Cape Cod, the concept of a “Sand Battery” also caught my attention. OCEAN newsletter never has advertising and never will, as it is self-funded, to be shared by our readers and their friends. Thank you to our Associate Editor Catie Urquhart and Research Coordinator Jessica Hillman and thanks to you, our readers for enjoying and sharing our efforts. Safe Harbor is a small, interdisciplinary environmental consulting group, located on Duck Creek Marsh, in Wellfleet on Cape Cod.

Algae Blooms on Cape Cod

Healthy Flour

Deadly Rain in Death Valley

Intern Feature

Editor’s Final Thoughts

OCEAN 61 Articles

New Clam in the Neighborhood

"No Mow" Lawns

Crabs Living in a Time Warp

When Fish Actually Fell out of the Sky

Unique Concept in Green Energy

OCEAN 45

The Mid-Atlantic coast after Hurricane Florence, a thousand year hurricane, whipped through the area.

The Mid-Atlantic coast after Hurricane Florence, a thousand year hurricane, whipped through the area.

Editor’s Comments:

Our original goal in publishing OCEAN newsletter, was to share solutions for shared environmental problems. Our "Close to Home" article on page 3 is a successful example of our initial goal. We were pleasantly surprised this fall, when our NOAA contact informed us that the successful "Biomimicry" sand restoration system we developed on the Ocean beaches of Truro, Cape Cod, was now being used to restore Hurricane ravaged dunes in Puerto Rico! Other articles share intriguing reuse of once problematic waste in the Almond industry, why some algae becomes toxic, an in depth look at our larger storms and how to "de-orbit" space junk.

~Gordon Peabody, Editor.

Ocean 45 Articles

Manmade space debris

Puffin decline

New use for almond product waste

Storms in Venice

Biomimicry on Cape Cod dune

Harmful algal blooms in Pacific

14-year oil leak in the Gulf

1000-year hurricane on East Coast, USA

Storm surges

OCEAN 34

The California Sand Fire destroyed thousands of homes and acres of land this summer

The California Sand Fire destroyed thousands of homes and acres of land this summer

Editor’s comments:

OCEAN 34 celebrates 10 years of publishing OCEAN environmental e-newsletter. This is your newsletter and our success has only been possible through your support and sharing of each issue. Our main article on African Dust may seem an eccentric indulgence of research, until some surprising pieces begin falling together. Using foot power to do your laundry and generating electricity by flushing your toilet, showcase innovative energy developments. Water is a defining element in our World, especially when it vanishes and we take a closer look at two drought events: One contributed to the unprecedented CA wildfires and the other generated ecological stress in the Amazon.

~Gordon Peabody, Editor

Ocean 34 Articles

Amazon Carbon Sink

Hydroelectric power innovation

California Sand Fire

Foot-powered laundry

Unmanned aerial vehicles in wildlife research

Toxic Algae Blooms in Florida

Summer heat on Cape Cod

Traveling African dust