Posted by SteveK on April 29, 2003 at 08:10:42:
In Reply to: Re: Clean Water Act. posted by msblucow on April 28, 2003 at 09:58:54:
"So it sounds like this is only true if a boat is discharging in a closed environment like a harbor. If a boat is discharging in the open ocean(and I'm not talking about freigters or ocean going cruise ships, just your average recreational vessel or dive boat) Steve's statement would not hold up."
Marta, ever hear of eddies?
"Also in this region, there are persistent mesoscale eddies that may retain drifters - and presumably biological particles - for months."
http://zoology.unh.edu/faculty/bucklin/california.html