[CINC] Mermaids Cry for Help in Santa Barbara!

[Paul Jr. Petrich]

Dear Volunteers, This morning's News-Press has an extensive article headlining it's Life section "Save the Mermaids!" It is a must read for all concerned with beach cleanups and marine conservation. Summary follows. A group of photogenic ladies (extensive photos in article) living along the Rincon Coast and beach areas in Santa Santa Barbara, have devised a creative way to wage war against the expanding "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." They have formed a nonprofit "Save the Mermaids" in 2009 which is in the process of creating a documentary about the growing soup of garbage which is between our shores and Hawaii, now at twice the size of Texas. The are researching the topic through the site for NOAA <http://marinedebris.noaa.gov> and through interviews with Dr. Andrea Neil of Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society based in Santa Barbara. The group, founded by Ms. Jordan Lerum, Ms. Kate Nelson, and Ms. Jaclyn Smith has already had beach cleanups in Santa Barbara and Carpinteria, has stood in the sand to call attention to the BP oil spill, and has gone to other countries to talk to school children about marine conservation. On July 24th, they will be working with "Surfers without Borders" at organizing a beach cleanup at Rincon Beach, which will include our CINC Picnic site.  Ms. Nelson, the Mermaid group's president, stated in the article: " Non of us has a master's degree in marine biology, nor are we lobbyist. But we realize we're all creative. Let's combine our talents with the environmental community." The article concludes with the  web address <www.savethemermaids.net> for those interested in joining or donating time or money. I know I will!  Paul Petrich  		 	   		  
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