September

South Beach

9-25-2011

1:05 pm

65*- water /69* - air

cloudy/ foggy

glassy/light ripples /no waves

low tide

surfers / birds / people walking on the beach

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Kyle Barron - Strands beach project

Unrelated pic (right)

Strands (bellow)

Strands

Observations:

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Date/Time: 8:00 AM Saturday 9-25-2011

Air/Water Temperature:

Air Temp: 63 F

Water Temp: 64 - 66 F

Atmospheric Condition:

Partly cloud/ light mist

Ocean Condition:

Blown over/ choppy

Swell: 3 - 4 ft

Tide:

4:26am - 0.80 ft

10:00am - 6.00 ft

5:30pm - 0.70 ft

11:00pm - 5.00 ft

Sunflower Star!

Toxic sunflower star! These creatures of the Northwest can grow up to 24 arms, or rays!

OVERFISHING ARTICLE (CLICK HERE TO POST COMMENT)

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http://overfishing.org/pages/why_is_overfishing_a_problem.php

THEN:

Answer the following questions:

1. What are some statistics that really made an impact on you?

2.What are some possible solutions to this problem?

3. What does this article mean to you? Does it change your view on eating fish?

Watch Thor Heyerdahl's Epic Journey CLICK HERE TO POST

Epic South Pacific Journey
Please watch the remainder of the Documentary of Thor Heyerdahl- Here are some interesting times in the video:

21:00mins- Whale encounter
30:00 mins- Halfway point-using a sextant
31:28- shark encounter
34:00 Parrot, Watsinger almost left behind!
38:20- Whale shark
42:00 natives make contact
45:00reef and raft

Please watch the rest and respond with your comments:
Do you think you could make this journey?
What do you think about Thor's theory after watching the film?
What was the most interesting part of his journey in your opinion and why?