And more of what's happening along the SoCal coast
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Does your fav beach make the grade on water quality? By Heather McRea | This week in Coast Lines: Heal the Bay released its annual report card for water quality at beaches up and down the coast, and for the most part we did well. Plus, pro beach volleyball players again have a SoCal stop on their tour itinerary, and the lifecycle of steelhead trout just proves again how cool nature is. Here’s what’s happening along the Southern California coast. | | Which beaches make the grade? Much of the Southern California coast gets high marks for water quality … until it rains. Heal the Bay’s Honor Roll of beaches that get good grades for being clean during the crucial popular summer months is packed with spots in Orange and Los Angeles counties. (We’ve got the report card for all the beaches if you want to check your favorite spot.) But those times of the year when stormwater washes all sorts of toxins and trash from city areas into the ocean, local scores for water quality tank and officials warn just stay out of the ocean. Read the story. | The amazing tale of spawning steelheads Did you know rainbow trout born in fresh water streams and lakes transform into ocean-living steelheads? It is crazy: Steelhead, which are endangered, swim up stream into freshwater to spawn and often their offspring are rainbow trout. Those fish then decide whether to hang out in the freshwater or head downstream to the open ocean, transforming as they go. Crazy! But for all that to happen, the steelheads need a way inland, and in Orange and San Diego counties most of their access has been blocked off by the humans. Until now. Read the story. | | Pro beach volleyball returns After being sidelined by the coronavirus, the AVP tour will return to Southern California this summer for live play on the sand. The Association of Beach Volleyball announced it is bringing its professional players to battle it out in Manhattan Beach. The city has a history of hosting top-notch matches on the sand. Read the story. | What else? South Bay surfing icon Greg Noll died this week at age 84; he was known for charging big waves and leaving a big mark on the surfboard industry. Read the story. San Clemente makes waves as home to Team USA ahead of Summer Games. Read the story. With $1 million raised, the Spirit sets sail on repairs that will keep it in service for educating children Read the story. | | In the ocean The latest oddity from the sea to wash up on a local beach are these free-floating colonial tunicates that look like bloated gummy worms or gelatinous severed fingers. Apparently they have been blooming out in the ocean near Catalina Island, but the currents have been washing them toward shore. And, without any real mechanism for swimming they have no choice but to go with the flow, sometimes getting stuck on up on the sand. Read the story. |
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