The water around the Santa Monica Pier is going to turn pink: Here’s why

KTLA: If you’re going to be anywhere near the Santa Monica Pier on Monday, you might notice something different.  The difference? The water will be pink, instead of the normal blueish-green we are all used to.  That is because researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles Samueli School of Engineering, in cooperation with The Bay Foundation, are… Continue reading The water around the Santa Monica Pier is going to turn pink: Here’s why

Scientists turn ocean around the Santa Monica Pier pink

KNX News: UCLA researchers and The Bay Foundation turned the ocean around the Santa Monica Pier pink on Monday, all in the name of science. The Bay Foundation’s Tom Ford told KNX News’ Karen Adams that officials deployed instruments into the water and added the nontoxic dye to begin studying the circulation of the ocean… Continue reading Scientists turn ocean around the Santa Monica Pier pink

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UCLA Researchers to Conduct Pink Dye Tracer Experiment at Santa Monica Breakwater

Visitors to Santa Monica Beach may notice the ocean waves turning pink September 15, 22–24 and 30 near the breakwater and pier because of a temporary, non-toxic dye used to study water quality. Researchers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering will release the dye in collaboration with The Bay Foundation. The fluorescent rhodamine water… Continue reading UCLA Researchers to Conduct Pink Dye Tracer Experiment at Santa Monica Breakwater

Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away

Mongabay – FORT BRAGG, U.S. — In 2024, I was scuba diving in Northern California’s Casper Cove where the Watermen’s Alliance, a group of ex-abalone sports divers, has been culling purple urchins since 2020. It had been six years since abalone season shut down, following the region’s kelp forest collapse. About 4 meters (13 feet)… Continue reading Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away

Southern California Restoration: NOAA and Partners Lead Coastal Recovery 10 Years After Refugio Oil Spill

Ten years after the Refugio Beach oil spill injured a stretch of California’s coastline, NOAA commemorates a decade of restoration progress. This work continues to heal marine ecosystems, rebuild fisheries and wildlife populations, and reconnect communities with coastal habitats. On May 19, 2015, a ruptured pipeline near Refugio State Beach—just outside Santa Barbara—released more than 100,000 gallons… Continue reading Southern California Restoration: NOAA and Partners Lead Coastal Recovery 10 Years After Refugio Oil Spill

Restoring the Underwater Forest: Tom Ford’s Kelp Crusade

Rising Tide #137 – Restoring the Underwater Forest: Tom Ford’s Kelp Crusade In this episode of the Rising Tide Ocean Podcast, hosts David Helvarg and Vicki Nichols Goldstein welcome Tom Ford, CEO of the Bay Foundation and Director of the Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Program. They discuss Ford’s journey from his first ocean encounter… Continue reading Restoring the Underwater Forest: Tom Ford’s Kelp Crusade

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