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Peron pensinsula Fence reaching into the waters of Shark Bay, WA.
Project Eden is a conservation project that aims to turn back the tide of extinction and ecological destruction in the Shark Bay World Heritage Area.
For this reason a 'Feral Proof Fence' has been constructed reaching from one end right across the Peron peninsula to the other.
Feral invader species, such as cats, foxes, rabbits and goats are being removed from the peninsula to give the indigenous animals a protected area to rebuild their numbers.
Seen sitting on the fence are mostly Pied cormorants.
The Louisiana Blue Crab are revered for their delicate sweet flavor and cooking versatility. The Blue Crab is found abundantly in the bayous, rivers and inlets of Louisiana and is one of the most popular of the more than 4,500 species of crabs found worldwide.
Louisiana Crab has become a standard of fine dining.
Blue crabs are harvested in traps year round, for sales across the country, with peak harvest levels coming in the warm summer and fall months. Called “beautiful swimmer,” Callinectes spaidus, because of its back legs flattened into paddles and its handsome blue-green shell. Blue crabs are a traditional Cajun favorite, and have found a wide following nationwide.
louisianaseafood.com/seafood-handbook/crabs
locator: MNE_2837
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This picture is from my visit to Shell Beach located at Shark Bay in Western Australia.
You can read more about my visit to this area at the link.
Texture of Hamelin cockle, cardiid cockle or heart cockle (Fragum erugatum).
Shell Beach, Shark Bay, WA.
Fort Proctor is located in Lake Borgne near Shell Beach, Louisiana Fort Proctor is a nineteenth century fort ruin located on the shore of Lake Borgne just north of the mouth of Bayou Yscloskey.
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The construction of the Mississippi River - Gulf Outlet Canal in 1965 cut off all land access to the site. In 1978 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is now completely surrounded by water ranging from four to six feet deep depending on the tide and marsh levels where it sits in a brackish mixture of water approximately one mile north from Frank Campo’s Marina, 1301 Yscloskey Hwy, St Bernard, LA 70085
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The coordinates for Fort Proctor are 89.678177 W and 29.867399 N
Fort Proctor (1856 - 1859) was partially constructed as part of the Third System of Defense (1816 - Civil War) and although it was never completed or used as planned, it is of national significance in the history of the Gulf Coastal defensive system. Characterized as a Martello Tower, the innovative design provided all - around fire capabilities and was constructed for durability with composite brick and concrete walls, iron beams, and granite. Fort Proctor also incorporated a highly efficient embrasure design. The quality of its materials and its innovative design make it one of the finest examples of the Third System of U.S. Fortifications.
Each year numerous hurricanes batter the fort such as Hurricane Katrina. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina passed through Lake Borgne and damaged Fort Proctor and the surrounding marsh.
The integrity of the fort (structural, material, and detail) is threatened by the deteriorating conditions at the site and it is this contemporary condition that mandates the urgency for this HABS documentation. Presently Fort Proctor sits in Lake Borgne separated from land and preserved from modern development. Because of coastal erosion and repeated storm actions, the marshy landscape that once surrounded the fort is gone.
In 1965, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dug the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, allowing for salt water from the Gulf of Mexico enter the lake, creating a brackish salt water/ fresh water mixture, ultimately killing off much of the vegetation serving as marshes protecting the fort. Presently there is a rock berm (rip-rap armor) in place to mitigate wave action, but the future existence of the fort is clearly at peril.
It is of the utmost need that this project be documented before it is completely destroyed by future storms and predicted seawater rise Its precarious position in Lake Borgne reflects the eroding condition of the Louisiana coast. lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/la/la0600/la0672/data/...
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The spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, or as we call it in Louisiana, the speckled trout, is one of the most popular saltwater fish in the state. Besides being popular in many south Louisiana restaurants, it is targeted by more recreational fishermen than any other saltwater fish. In the last 10 years, recreational fishermen have harvested an average of 6,578,061 speckled trout from Louisiana waters annually – this is more than 93% of the combined recreational/ commercial harvest. The best year for recreational landings was 2000 with a take of 9,615,942 specks and the poorest year was 1990, the year after the great freeze, with 2,679,167 landings. www.seagrantfish.lsu.edu/resources/factsheets/speckledtro...
locator: MNE_2868
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from Swansea beach.
The Mumbles is a village in Swansea, Wales with adjacent headland stretching into Swansea Bay. The village includes the ruin of Oystermouth Castle and the Mumbles Lighthouse. Mumbles is also the name of a community made up of the Mayals, Newton, Oystermouth and West Cross electoral wards, and has an elected community council.
The origin of the placename 'Mumbles' is obscure. Wyn Owen and Morgan (2008) cite several possibilities: Middle English momele ("to mumble"), describing the 'mumbling' of the sea next to the rocks, Latin mamillae meaning "breasts" and Old Norse múli (snout, promontory).
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Shot with 16-35L at Shell Beach, california. Shot at around f18, 1/250 with slave flash set to full power at camera left. As for the dog, he was wearing a shoulder harness kind of collar that had a handle on it so we had the couple hold him up by the harness for this shot.
Carole Babiracki-Kirby, Chuck Babiracki, Cathy Babiracki, and Kevin Kirby
Taken 1-16-2009 at the opening of the "Ebb & Flow" exhibit at the Huntington Beach Art Center. The exhibit celebrates the City's centennial with historical artifacts, photos, documents, etc.
See more Orange County historical images on the O.C. History Roundup: ochistorical.blogspot.com/
Texture of Hamelin cockle, cardiid cockle or heart cockle (Fragum erugatum).
Shell Beach, Shark Bay, WA.
Hopedale, Louisiana (USA). May 13th, 2010. Crews gathering gear and supplies to try to contain the oil spill originated by the Deepwater Horizon wellhead. The BP leased oil platform exploded April 20 and sank after burning, leaking an estimate of more than 210,000 gallons of crude oil per day from the broken pipeline to the sea. Eleven workers are missing, presumed dead. Photo by Daniel Beltra/Greenpeace.
Tell Congress: No drilling, no coal, clean energy now!
A bunch of photos from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. This is a great picture, because it shows the canoe in use behind me (the Blue Canoe, as it was known around the Bay), with the older kids giving the younger ones a ride, and me recreating in an inflatable raft (that my father must have spent an hour blowing up). we grew up with double paddles and I had good muscles and a flat stomach by the end of the summer :) We used the canoe to get to Shell or other beaches, every day that the weather allowed. Tomales Bay, Inverness, CA.