KODIAK    Tom Watson
  
   HUMPBACK WHALES OF THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC    Glenn Edney

   WHAT IF WHALES AND DOLPHINS?    Diane Buccheri

   THE OCEAN    Diane Buccheri

   WATER & SUN & PLANTS     Diane Buccheri

   CELEBRATION OF BRINE     Bruce Edward Litton

   SEAWEED ART of Beth Powanda Shady
 
   MY FRIEND THE WIND    Melba Milak

   DRIFTING    Joy Ehle

   JONATHAN     Diane Buccheri

   THE MANY FACES OF IRELAND, PART 3    Judi Getch Brodman

   AT WEST POINT    John Thomas Clark

   AGAIN TO THE OCEAN    Christine Brooks

   OCEAN WRITING CONTEST WINNER    Steve Hood

   OCEAN PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST WINNER    Ron Gay  


A glimpse into this issue . . .




   HUMPBACK WHALES
  OF THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC

   by Glenn Edney
   OceanBluePublishing@gmail.com

   
   Despite evolving from land mammals whales have become masters
   of the ocean realm. To do this they have had to adapt terrestrial
   senses to cope with their aquatic world. Seawater is approximately
   800 times denser than air. The sun’s light barely penetrates the surface
   layer, producing twilight conditions below 50 meters to 60 meters and
   perpetual darkness below 400 meters to 500 meters. Plankton and other
   suspended matter act to further diminish visibility, restricting effective
   sight to no more than 30 meters to 40 meters, even in the clear waters
   of the South Pacific. However, unlike light rays, sound waves actually
   travel much further and a lot faster in water than air. Consequently
   humpbacks have a very highly developed auditory system capable
   of hearing and interpreting sounds over great distances.
   Read the Article

    Photograph © Glenn Edney






  


   KODIAK

   written and photographed by Tom Watson



   Grass covered edges of the Fort Abercrombie cliffs overlook the north Pacific
   in Kodiak, Alaska. Humpback whales frolick, horned and tufted puffins come  
   and go, an occasional sea otter paddles carelessly through the kelp beds
   below.
 


   See the Story in Photographs



   Photograph © Tom Watson









 
  WATER & SUN & PLANTS

   by Diane Buccheri



   We’ve begun searching for alternative sources of energy –– from nature, that wiilll not
   wear out –– solar energy, wave energy, wind energy, hydrogen energy, biofuel energy,
   geothermal energy. But all the technologies we have to use these cause massive waste
   and harm. Their economic and ecological costs far exceed their efficiency. And the
   mass of people on earth is expanding with the demand for more and more expenditure
   of energy, and more consequent waste and harm.

   Looking through time we see energy from the water and sun power nature and all its
   activities. Why not us?

   It’s time for change, a complete change.



    Read the Article








  SEAWEED ART of Beth Powanda Shady
  www.SeaWeedArt.com



   Early mornings find her there, in the tidepools among the rocks during low tide. Weeding through the
   shoreline at Pleasure Point, she finds flowery treasures of the California Monterey Bay. Timing is
   important. And she is careful to only take certain species, and only so much.

   Catching the attention of adults and children alike, she finds her fellow beach goers friendly. Her intent
   purpose spurs curiosity.

   “What are you looking for?” a little girl asks, her mother alongside.

   “Seaweeds and seagrasses,” she smiles, looking up.

   “Why?” 

   Read the Story



   Photograph © Julie Bizelle
  

And so much more!