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Last September, the the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) held the first international conference about the newly-emerging “micro-plastics” problem.
Microplastics are defined as plastic pieces or fragments smaller than 5 millimeters. Microplastics have the potential to harm more organisms than larger plastic particles alone because they can be found in the water column and […]

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Looks like our friends over at Save Our Beach had a great turnout for their beach clean up at Seal beach over the weekend!
Those new reusable bags donated by EverybodyGreen.com were a hit and everyone enjoyed the warm, sunny day. We were happy to see folks using hats, sunscreen and other UV protective clothing while […]

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For any of our customers who live near Seal Beach in Southern California the group Save Our Beach is holding a beach cleanup this Saturday, March 28th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 1st Street Beach Lot (corner of Ocean & 1st).
Starting this month they will have reusable bags that were donated by […]

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Here’s a great article we previously published but have gotten requests to re-post so here it is:
In this article we’ll discuss tips for protecting you and your family from the destructive UV rays of the sun and the damage they can cause.
The harmful effects of the sun are cumulative and burning the skin […]

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If you thought hurricanes and plans for new offshore oil drilling platforms were sketchy… try this on for size.
The U.S. Army has admitted to dumping 64 million pounds of chemical weapons (from World War I to the early 1970s) off the New Jersey coastline. Everything from mustard and sarin gas to arsenic, cyanide and VX […]

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We here at Beach Trading know our customers have a love for the waters, oceans and beaches of the world so we thought we’d share a list of ocean victories made possible in whole or part by our friends at Oceana, the largest international organization focused 100 percent on ocean conservation.
In 2008 they helped:

Push […]

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Continuing in our vein of holiday cheer we’d like to take a moment to wish all of our customers a happy and healthy 2009!
We hope you had a terrific New Years. We were closed so that our employees could spend New Year’s Eve and New Year’s day with their loved ones but now we are […]

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OK all you procrastinators - it’s time to let your fingers do the walking and get your holiday gifts at Beach Trading while you still have time!
Just a reminder that you can shop as late as December 23rd and still get your gifts delivered in time for Christmas. Yep, that right! Just place your order […]

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Hopefully you didn’t do all of your shopping on Black Friday because here in the online world it’s Cyber Monday!!!
Cyber Monday is the day we here at Beach Trading know that all you online shoppers get to your offices and start your holiday shopping bright and early.
To get you off on the […]

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For those of you who can’t make it to the beach whenever you get the urge we found this really cool site where this guys who lives in Southern California take photos at the beach EVERY DAY!
He’s got some great photos - some are funny, some are artistic, some are odd… you’re sure to find […]

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