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Capps backs Central Coast marine sanctuary

Written on 3 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

With just months left in her final term in office, Rep. Lois Capps has thrown her support behind a Chumash tribal proposal to create a national marine sanctuary ranging from Cambria to Santa Barbara. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration... (Continue reading)

Rocket launches from Vandenberg but botches landing

Written on 18 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Sunday and successfully delivered an ocean-monitoring satellite into space, but it failed to stick the landing. The rocket broke a support leg and tipped over after landing on a barge 200... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay marine sanctuary denied

Written on 12 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

By KAREN VELIE The federal government denied a request by the Northern Chumash Tribal Council and members of the public to make a section of the Pacific Ocean between the Monterey Bay and Channel Islands a national marine sanctuary. In... (Continue reading)

Kill California sea lions?

Written on 19 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The U.S. Government has authorized the limited killing of California sea lions in an attempt to protect endangered Columbia River salmon in Oregon and Washington. [LaredoSun] On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) approved the sanctioned killing of... (Continue reading)