We definitely need our oceans
Here's a quick guide, based on the last week of my life, of how you can help. And yes, one thing you can do is go out to dinner.
That ever-growing Gulf of oil, plus some special recent encounters, has left me caring about oceans more than, perhaps, ever.
Last week I interviewed Jimmy Galle, a Sausalito-based seafood distributor who organized the national "Dine out for the Gulf Coast," where restaurants in Marin County, San Francisco and lots of other places will donate part of their proceeds today, tomorrow and Saturday to help those affected by the spill. He's also going to be donating part of his proceeds as long as he's in business. The article I wrote on him came out on Wednesday.
Also last week, Brett and I went to the Academy of Sciences and heard Jacque Cousteau's grandchildren talk about ocean advocacy. I wrote about it for Marinscope. My favorite local photographer, Hans Roenau, took the above photo of a diver in the Academy of Sciences aquarium. The occasion for the Cousteaus' visit? World's Ocean Day (which was June 8) and the would-be 100th birthday of Jacque Cousteau.
While we were there we found the handy Seafood Watch guidelines that help you chose ocean-friendly seafood.
And on a happier marine life note, on Tuesday the Marine Mammal Center released several of its rehabilitated critters. With every year they see more malnourished pups. We'll be putting lots of those photos in the papers next week. Nothing beats a cute seal or sea lion. Hans took this photo too.
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