Save Newport Real News in Newport Beach
First, sorry for the delay in posting. Work has been swamping me, and as you know, being an activist requires both time and money. Last week I was missing out on the first part in pursuit of the latter!
While I was focusing on my software company, we had tons of critters visiting… literally. Millions of Tuna Crabs washed ashore over the weekend, starting en masse on Friday morning. The crabs are normally found off the coast of Baja, but due to a strong South Swell and the El Nino ocean conditions, they were pushed further north onto our coastline. In recent years we’ve seen a few events like this, but they are quite rare, and other than the most frequent wash-ups, it has been decades since Newport has seen this type of red shoreline.
Birds and tides will clean up our shoreline in short order, but in the meantime, expect a bit of an odor as the seacrabs bake in the sun. Some fishing reports have said that bites are low right now as fish are filled with the crabs– but after a feast in nature, we can rest assured that a good fishing session will follow, as fish will backfill and then be looking for a bite to eat right off our coast.
So grab a peek while they are here, and grab a rod for when they are gone– their visit is only temporary!
