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9.29.13 - Fitted with a satellite tracking device, the Virginia Aquarium released a rehabbed loggerhead turtle on Saturday, September 28 at First Landing State Park. Saint Louis was found on an Ocean View beach suffering with embedded fish hooks.

If you accidently hook a turtle, the Aquarium recommends that you call the stranding response team at 757.385.7575. Don't try to remove the hook. Use a net or otherwise maneuver the turtle to the beach or safe location without pulling on the hook. Keep the turtle out of the sunlight and cover the shell with a towel until the team arrives.

Sea turtles also commonly strand on local beaches as the weather cools. Cold stunned, they may appear dead, but are not. Any distressed or dead marine animal should be reported to the Stranding Team.

To follow recently released turtles, visit Seaturtle.org. Read Les Parks' blog on the event at A Tidewater Gardener.

9.27.13 - The Virginia Aquarium reported yesterday that a well known Gulf of Maine humpback known as Spinnaker was spotted in Virginia waters off Cape Henry on Wednesday. The photo was taken during a mammal monitoring project funded by U.S. Fleet Forces Command by Amy Engelhaupt from HDR, Inc. "Spinnaker was born in 2004 and this is its first recorded visit to Virginia Beach! We know this thanks to Humpback Whale catalogs maintained by Allied Whale and the Center for Coastal Studies."

Sea Level Rise: A Slow-Motion Disaster

Published on September 25, 2013
For more, visit http://www.americanprogress.org

The Center for American Progress released a short documentary video on sea level rise and the impact on Norfolk, Virginia this week. Interviews included with Larry Atkinson of ODU, Kate White of USACOE and local residents. One thing is clear: doing nothing is not an option.

Learn more at an upcoming VIMS webinar on October 9 - "Implementing Federal-Local Partnerships for Flood Management"

Virginia League of Conservation Voters Unveils 2013 Conservation Scorecard!

Voting records on key conservation legislation before the Virginia General Assembly were used to calculate scores. 9 Senators and 17 Delegates, the majority of which represent Northern Virginia localities voted 100% of the time in favor of conservation and have been designated by the group as Conservation Heroes. 4 heroes highlighted below, represent Tidewater localities.

Senator Kenny Alexander District 5 - Parts of Chesapeake & Norfolk; Senator John Miller District 1 - Parts of Hampton, Newport News, York County, James City County, Suffolk and all of Williamsburg; Delegate Jeion Ward - District 92 - Part of Hampton and Delegate Mamya BaCote District 95 - Parts of Hampton and Newport News.

View the entire PDF scorecard here. Visit the Virginia General Assembly's Who is my legislator site to determine who your representatives are. Once an address is entered, links are provided to email your representatives. Feel free to let them know what you think of their scores.

Local Va Beach Fishermen, Captain "Pat Foster" and Mate "Adrian Colaprete", of the "Wave Runner" charter fishing boat based out of Ruddee Inlet, rescue endangered Northern Right Whale.

The Tour des Trees

TidewaterCurrent.com |Summer 2013 - Bike tour organized to raise money and awareness to support education and research efforts that promote urban forestry.

Southeast Coast Saltwater Paddling Trail

TidewaterCurrent.com | Summer 2013 - The newly delineated paddle trail spans some 800 miles along the Coast of 4 states. The route connects Virginia from the Lynnhaven River near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to the Cumberland National Seashore of Georgia and the Florida border.

Resources & Apps for Enjoying Nature in the Bay Watershed

TidewaterCurren.com | Summer 2013. In the Tidewater region there a so many opportunities to get out and enjoy nature. Whether you are planning a trip or simply want to visit your local beach, information and links are provided for water qualiaty and conditions as well a host of recreaational opportunities.

Avoiding a Collision Course among Ocean Giants

Tidewater Current | Spring 2013 - Historically considered the giants of the sea, whales are literally dwarfed in size and number by a growing fleet of supersized vessels. No match for fast moving mechanical behemoths, a whale is likely to pay with its life if the two collide. To alleviate the threat posed by collisions, research is being conducted and protective measures afforded by the now 40 year old Marine Mammal Protection Act are being developed and adopted.

Meadows Emerge as Growing Landscape Trend: Pollinators in Peril to Benefit

Tidewater Current | Winter 2013 - With the success of landmark landscape projects, like the NYC High Line, place making green design concepts are taking off on a global scale. And, meadow landscapes are moving into the mainstream.

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