Japanese Tsunami debris found on Santa Rosa Island

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Last weekend on Santa Rosa Island we found a very strange piece of debris on Sandy Point when we were surveying. This large stake type thing had Chines or Japanese symbols on the top, and it was so interesting to me that I decided to take it home and find out what these symbols mean. I didn’t find out exactly what it means, but a family friend who studies Japanese told me that some of the symbols mean “Japanese national” or something of that nature. After googling “Japanese land marker” and “Japanese land marker marine debris” I found that these things have been showing up all over the West Coast, and last time someone found one was in Oregon in 2014. I don’t think that there has been any Japanese tsunami debris found on the Channel Islands yet so this was very interesting to me.IMG_6759IMG_6761

Here is some information on Japanese property markers I found:

Japanese Researchers Visit Oregon for Marine Debris Project

http://www.aquablog.ca/2015/02/haida-gwaii-awash-with-marine-debris/

 

First Draft Poster

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LA Water Keeper Event was Awesome!

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Cheryl Hines, Stacey Anderson

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Sean and I manning the booth and having a great time talking about micro plastics with people at Paradise Cove

Saturday I was able to have a booth at the LA Water Keeper event at Paradise Cove, Malibu The Annual Stand Up for Clean Water event is awesome as professional athletes along with weekend racers come out and paddle to raise awareness for clean water in Los Angeles county.  Due to some strong winds the first race was cancelled half way thru and the beach party started a little earlier.  But the wind dies down and the relay and kid events still got to go on in the afternoon.  Robert Kennedy Jr. and his wife Cheryl Hines were there to discuss the history and importance of the work that each and every person needs to continue doing to ensure that we keep our watersheds clean.

Capstone

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I have finished collecting data in my common garden. I found that there is more growth in the mainland population compared to the island population. Now, I am working on my poster, paper, and statistics.

 

It’s All About the Fundamentals

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I haven’t been able to dunk a basketball for the past five years. Or during the 30-some years prior, for that matter.   Back in 3rd grade, though, you would have had a hard time convincing a four-foot-me that I wasn’t destined to star in Space Jam 2. And I wasn’t the only one with […]