Sentences with phrase «coastal waters off»

While we are pleased that the coastal waters off the west coast will not see any new offshore oil drilling (for the time being), we view this as simply maintaining the status quo that has been afforded us for the last 30 years.

«A fundamental new trend in atmospheric and ocean circulation patterns in the Pacific Northwest appears to have begun, scientists say, and apparently is expanding its scope beyond Oregon waters... This year for the first time, the effect of the low - oxygen zone is also being seen in coastal waters off Washington,»

Summer and Fall months has giant blue whales, finback whales, and minke whales migrate into coastal waters off Laguna Beach.

Cape Kidnappers is home to the largest mainland colony of Gannets which are a large seabird — up to 20,000 breeding pairs are in residence over the summer months raising their chicks and fishing the coastal waters off Cape Kidnappers.

The blue coastal waters off Nassau were made for snorkeling.

In the 2000s, under public pressure, EU fleets stopped fishing in coastal waters off much of West Africa, except Mauritania and Morocco.

Not exact matches

Howat and his team were able to figure this out by creating high - resolution topographic models of the glaciers and their boundaries, as well as a numerical model of exactly how much water was flowing off these coastal glaciers and ice caps — technology that wasn't available back in 1996.

The Gulf of Mexico may be open for business and eager to attract tourists, but it's still unclear whether or not marine and coastal ecosystems there are healthy two years after BP's offshore drilling rig exploded 40 miles off the Louisiana coast, eventually releasing 205.8 million gallons of oil into the water column.

States must sign off on environmental issues related to coastal zone management and pollution in their waters.

An initial high - resolution study shows that off Peru the ocean layer called «oxygen minimum» where life is limited is sensitive to the intensity of the seasonal current from the equator that brings water containing little oxygen to the coastal ecosystem.

Putting numbers in context The team estimated that roughly 4 kilograms (8.8 pounds) of TiO2 slips off the skin of sun - seekers into coastal waters on an average summer day, yielding 400 times the normal rates of H2O2.

«Essentially, the very cold water that upwells off the California coast and gives coastal California such a cool, benign climate also protects it from hurricanes.

That's because a current of cold ocean water moves from north to south along the West Coast, cooling the coastal Pacific and removing the threat of hurricanes, which form only when low pressure systems siphon off the energy from warm ocean water.

Here on the seafront at Rhyl, between the bowling green and a car park, is an eye - catching blue structure housing a # 1.5 million exhibition that uses the latest display techniques to show off the little - known wildlife of our coastal waters.

Following World War II, manufacturers also began producing vast quantities of agricultural fertilizers containing nitrogen and phosphorous — and about 95 percent of these nutrients run off into rivers and are flushed into coastal waters.

Then comes the work of labeling the Denali Mountains, the various rivers and the Klondike itself, as well as the bodies of water off coastal Alaska.

Set off on a 12 - day multi-sport adventure, paddling along the pristine northern coast in a sea kayak, hiking coastal trails between soaring mountains and the Tasman Sea, trekking across a glacier that descends through a rain forest, and black - water rafting on a subterranean river.

Set off on a multi-sport adventure, paddling along the pristine northern coast in a sea kayak, hiking coastal trails between soaring mountains and the Tasman Sea, trekking across a glacial landscapes, and white - water rafting through Buller Gorge.

Enjoy a quiet morning coffee by the water, hike up Mount Maxwell to revel in sweeping views, immerse yourself in Ruckle Provincial Park's trail network, or strike off in a kayak to explore the intricate bays and rugged coastal rock formations.

The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (Sanctuary) consists of an area of approximately 1,110 square nautical miles (nmi) of coastal and ocean waters, and the submerged lands thereunder, off the southern coast of California.

We only rent kayaks to people who have coastal kayaking experience and have the necessary «practical skills» to take care of themselves both on and off the water.

They are found in ocean waters great distances from the continents as well as coastal regions near deep waters, such as near the Mississippi River in the Gulf of Mexico and the waters off of the Costa Maya.

Book a Club Room with coastal views at the Borgata's Water Club, and then top it off with a soothing couple's treatment at the on - site spa.

There are also occasional sightings off the eastern coast of Kamchatka (Russian Federation) and in other coastal waters of the northern Okhotsk Sea.

At North Island Kayak we know that planning a sea kayaking trip to the spectacular coastal waters of Vancouver Island off the west coast of Super Natural British Columbia is a big deal for most people.

So let's just say that if you're a diver, the waters off coastal Queensland are like your birthday, Christmas and the Fourth of July all rolled into one.

Competitors enjoy a 1.5 km ocean swim in the crystal clear, tranquil waters of Byron Bay; a 40 km cycle past cane fields, rainforest, coastal bush and the gently rolling farmland of Northern NSW; then they top it off with a run through the streets, under the picturesque Byron Bay Lighthouse.

It means that community's beach has near - perfect ocean water quality, potable water quality, coastal sanitation areas, treated waste and run - off water, garbage containers and very little litter.

And excess nitrogen fertilizer applied to the fields of feed corn grown to satisfy the world's livestock runs off into streams and rivers, sometimes flowing to coastal waters where it creates large algal blooms and low - oxygen «dead zones» where fish can not survive.

These include eastern boundary current upwelling systems such as those off the U.S. west coast along coastal California, Oregon and Washington, deep - sea and subsurface oxygen minimum zones, and coastal waters that are already experiencing excess nutrient levels (eutrophication) and low dissolved oxygen (hypoxia) due to human - driven nutrient pollution from land - based activities.

This has a variety of unwholesome consequences, most importantly the increasing number of coastal «dead zones» caused by algal blooms feeding on fertiliser - rich run - off waters.

Such an inland rush of waters would also drown scores of coastal US cities, cut off roadways, flood aquifers, inundate crops, submerge airports, and sink conventional power stations.

Their remit includes river and coastal flooding as well as that caused by, for instance, water run off from buildings and hard surfaces.

Rings that spin off the south side of the Gulf Stream entrain relatively cold and productive coastal waters and are called cold - core rings.

Pollution that impacts corals stems from a range of sources, including agricultural run - off — the fertilizer from which can cause algae blooms that result in dead zones — stormwater run - off from roads and urban areas into coastal waters, and poorly managed wastewater treatment plants that allow effluent to enter the waterways.