Study of Cape Cod Seashore finds off-road vehicles harmful to beach fauna
KINGSTON, R.I. -- May 20, 2004 -- When off-road vehicles drive on beaches, they can reduce the number of creatures living on the beach by as much as 50 percent, according to a recently completed three-year study by a University of Rhode Island graduate student.... ... "The effect of traffic on the beaches is significant," said Jacqueline Steinback of East Falmouth, Mass., who studied the creature...Want a side of algae with that? Hawaiian farmers sell seaweed by the seashore
Although a yearning to surf was what first drove native Tucsonan Edward Glenn to Hawaii, what keeps him going back is his life-long interest in marine agronomy. Now, instead of hanging out in the waves, Glenn spends his time on the leeward side of the island of Molokai, working with the local community on sustainable aquaculture projects for the ancient fishponds that dot the island's south coast...