marine
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Marj had never been to north Wales before but found out that her father, who was a salesman of marine engines, had Pwllheli as his patch.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
An extreme marine heat wave is simmering the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, and experts are warning that it could affect coastal weather and ecosystems for months.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Algal blooms are prominent going into spring and some of them are toxic to all marine life.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
He measured the plumes of sediment stirred up by mining machines and found that the sediment didn’t travel as far as originally believed, and might do less damage to some kinds of marine life.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2025
At sixteen he joined the merchant marine, and his first voyage took him around Cape Horn in the winter: it was his first experience of the Southern Ocean.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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