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"Waves roar fiercely in San Miguel, a Mexican surf paradise located in Todos
Santos Bay in the municipality of Ensenada, about 105 kilometers south of the
Mexico-United States border. They break near shore, creating swaths of sea foam
that flood the beach. Only experienced surfers enter this wild place. As if on
cue, a lone surfer, a man who looks to be in his 40s, speeds forward on his
surfboard through a perfect wave.
On the same beach, a small freshwater stream flows into the bay; snowy plovers
forage for invertebrates where the ocean meets the stream. While it doesn’t
look like much, this connection of stream and sea is key to the bay’s famous
surf break. The San Miguel stream carries sand and cobblestones to the coast,
explains marine biologist Gustavo Danemann, executive director of Pronatura
Noroeste, a Mexican environmental organization. And that “has a direct
influence over wave birth,” he says.
For years, though, this fragile bond has been threatened by illegal landfills
and the extraction of sand and rock, as well as a proposed (but currently
dormant) project to increase the port facilities of Ensenada. Any disturbance
to the stream, oceanic currents, or the ocean floor would be detrimental to the
quality of the waves, which are considered world class."
Via
The Fixer October 19, 2022:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
