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Bean Hollow

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What makes Bean Hollow stand out is that along with a rather pebbly beach, it also has some wonderful tide pools full of very accessible marine life. And in Mexico, we live a four-hour drive from the ocean. There are many beautiful beaches along the San Mateo County coast. I was happy to tell him I knew exactly where it was.

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Another Depressing Oil Spill Story!

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Scientists studying the massive BP oil spill fear a decades-long, “cascading” effect on marine life that could lead to a shift in the overall biological network in the Gulf of Mexico. Tags: marine life 2010 oil spill pollution Gulf of Mexico. It's the "gift" that keeps on giving.

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Dead Sea Turtles Near Oil Spill Site

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Tags: oil spill marine life marine animals turtles Gulf of Mexico.

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Isla Isabel – Mexico’s Galapagos

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Isla Isabel, a picturesque volcanic island situated 15 miles off Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit coast, is just such a place. These nutrient-rich currents provide sustenance for a variety of marine-life, including the many thousand of seabirds that call this place home.

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Good News About Blue Whales

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The animals used to cruise from Mexico and Southern California to Alaska, but they had mostly vanished from Alaskan waters. Tags: oceans marine life whales environment alaska endangered species. The hunting peaked in 1931 with more than 29,000 animals killed in one season.

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