[MAIPC] p.s. to Under the Sea

Tue Feb 28 09:48:16 PST 2017

While we’re all adoring Rachel Carson I would like to point out that I share a birthday with her.
And I’ll second the greatness of the NCTC displays - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208653357066974&set=a.1527019451060.74103.1101872381&type=3&theater

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From: HTI Gmail <historictimekeepers at gmail.com<mailto:historictimekeepers at gmail.com>>
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 8:57 AM
To: Kathleen Seiler <kdseiler at comcast.net<mailto:kdseiler at comcast.net>>
Cc: "maipc at lists.maipc.org<mailto:maipc at lists.maipc.org>" <maipc at lists.maipc.org<mailto:maipc at lists.maipc.org>>
Subject: Re: [MAIPC] p.s. to Under the Sea

Kathy,

That is why Mary got me the book.  Absolutely agree!

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Dewey Clark,
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On 2/28/2017 8:42 AM, Kathleen Seiler wrote:
Folks - I meant to include the info about the recent PBS documentary about Rachel Carson - excellently done!  She certainly used her writing & research skills to the max:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/rachel-carson/

Also - if you ever have a chance to be at the National Conservation Training Center (FWS) at Shepherdstown - great displays there, too, of Rachel (and others).

Kathy

"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order."  John Burroughs

On Feb 28, 2017, at 8:33 AM, HTI Gmail <historictimekeepers at gmail.com<mailto:historictimekeepers at gmail.com>> wrote:

Thanks Kathy and all.  I will not do the job, but I think it would be interesting to see a "revised" edition of "Under the Sea" that shows the original and current state side by side.  I suspect it would be pretty compelling even if extremely depressing.

Norris??  (smiley; I know it probably  needs an oceanographer).

Regards,

Dewey Clark,
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Regards,

Dewey Clark
Club Naturalist
Co-District Manager (PA)
Election Committee Chair
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Maryland Master Naturalist

On 2/28/2017 7:13 AM, Kathleen Seiler wrote:
Dear Dewey (and all!) - one more sidenote to your ocean topic -

Eugenie Clark, a pioneering mid-century oceanographer, was asked a few years ago before her passing, about what she thought the biggest change in the oceans has been - and she simply said “overfishing” - she noted that in the past 50 years, about 50% of ocean life is gone, and she no longer ate seafood.
See below link for great resource (if you aren’t already aware) and you can click on any guide you wish for any area:

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/conservation-and-science/our-programs/seafood-watch

Microplastics p.s. - a few weeks ago in the Wash. Post Health/Science section, this topic! and even when you wash your polartecs & other polyesters, the small strands can add into the water system (found even in Arctic waters).  Yeesh!  Plus, some facial soaps & other personal products - check the labels esp. if they tout “microabrasion”

Tying in to lionfish - I saw that a group in FL is doing “contests” from time to time to see who can spearfish the most… and restaurants are beginning to offer them on their menus :*)  Raising awareness!

One of my past students now does undersea research for NOAA, and the last time we talked, they were doing population studies in the Gulf to determine the long-term damage to nurseries from the Deepwater Horizon incident.  Not good.

In light of oceans, guess who is the invasive species?  :*)

Kathy Seiler
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PA Envirothon volunteer
Outdoor Educator

"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order."  John Burroughs

On Feb 24, 2017, at 1:16 PM, frazmo <frazmo at gmail.com<mailto:frazmo at gmail.com>> wrote:

In addition to the nightmarish plastics problem, overfishing continues to be a huge issue. And, invasive species cause harm to oceanic ecosystems as well. The Lionfish in the Atlantic and Caribbean is one scary example:

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/lionfish.html

And OK, sorry for the brief departure from invasive plants! ;-)  Cheers, "Arlington VA Steve Young"

On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 8:58 AM, Steve Young <sly27 at cornell.edu<mailto:sly27 at cornell.edu>> wrote:
Unfortunately, all is not well with the oceans and this time we are the invasive species. Time to clean up our act, which Rachel Carson would probably agree. Check this out: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/02/11/seas-have-become-plastic-graveyard-can-technology-turn-tide/

Steve

On 2/24/17, 8:47 AM, "MAIPC on behalf of HTI Gmail" <maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org<mailto:maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org> on behalf of historictimekeepers at gmail.com<mailto:historictimekeepers at gmail.com>> wrote:

    Wife got me a copy of "The Sea Around Us".

    Two things.  One,  Amy, Carson documents some of the impacts of
    "tourism" on ecological communities.

    Secondly, she describes oceans teeming with life that literally makes
    the surface boil at night.  Has there been a recent work that more or
    less looks at these same thing today?

    This book has made me much more aware of what goes on in the oceans.
    Easy to see why it was a best seller.

    --
    Regards,

    Dewey Clark,
    http://www.historictimekeepers.com<http://www.historictimekeepers.com/>
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    Regards,

    Dewey Clark
    Club Naturalist
    Co-District Manager (PA)
    Election Committee Chair
    Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
    Maryland Master Naturalist

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