sea horse. look at these guys. due to the oil spill, the population here is growing fast. one net at a time dragged through the gulf past the oil containment booms is how a new noah s ark gets populated. give me a bucket. this catch, stingrays, small crabs and sand dollars, all part of the marine life in the gulf prior to the oil spill. it s been one continuous nightmare. one nonstop endless effort to try to figure out what to do next. jack rudlow settled on operation noah s ark turning gulf specimen marine laboratory into a see life sanctuary. once the oil and dispersant is gone for good he will release these back into the gulf. the government says 3500 birds, turtles, and mammals have died an oily death. what remains murky is the death toll under water. already gulf research this
t-shirts to raise money. we have no idea when this is going to stop. how far it s going to reach. and what the lifespan of this disaster is going to be. he s out on the water whenever possible. every day a reminder that the ecosystem is precious. another young female. she s beautiful. all different colors, every single one is unique. from the study of stingrays to the most pressing issues in the conservation, guy harvey is right at home in the thick of it. i feel like a bit of a pioneer in certain respects. in terms of turning my hobby into my profession. and making it to the point where it pleases so many people. i want to leave a bunch of really nice art for people to look at for a long time.
he s an artist who documents marine life. sort of a kinkaid of the sea world. he s a scientist whose recent project involves sharks endangered by the gulf oil spill. at home in the ocean, guy harvey scientist monitors the stingrays that gather off grand cayman. here we ve got another young female. and the tag is going right there where my thumb is. at home in the studio, guy harvey, the artist paint every day. i didn t go to art class or art school. never took a lesson in my life. i learned everything from trial and error and it s this persistence, i suppose, with the illustrative content that got me to where i am. raised in jamaica, educated in scotland, harvey took an art hobby and a ph.d. in fisheries management and became one of the world s leading conservativist.
all right. summer, great beach weather, does it not, karen? yes. but we have a rise in mercury and we have a rise in stings from the stingrays. this is along san diego beaches. the heat is distracting the swimmers but breeding season is attracting these sting race. they re actually not aggressive. however, tell that to the person who is attached to this foot, we can show you here. where s my video? there it is. there it is. that s pretty. that looks aggressive to me at least. but these stingrays. i ve heard about these, a lot that people are just terrified of these things. people get stung. i heard it hurts like the devil. i ve never had an issue. i ve had jellyfish stings. they re a little unpleasant themselves. you ve had plural, stings, from jellyfish? five at one time. at once. it was miserable. they just love you. they do.
at tideloadsofhope.com. guess what? there s a stingray problem in the san diego area. more than 100 people have been stung over the past over the pa. stingrays are common in the area, but there seem to be more of them this year. swimmers are being told to do the stingray shuffle, shuffling their feet along the bottom to scare the stingrays away. and the heat goes on. heat advisories are in effect in 17 states today from new jersey to california. so let s get some details now from bonnie schneider. if you re in california, southern california, trying to get to the beach but now you have to watch for the stingrays as you try to escape the heat. those guys, they sting. that s painful. that little barb is serious. luckily the pacific waters are cool. the temperatures, fredricka, are not. not anywhere can we find cool