Word: coe
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...least 42 species of seabirds are known to snack on plastic. Of 50 albatrosses found ill or dead on the Midway Islands, 45 had eaten some form of the substance. In several, the plastic had either obstructed the digestive tract or caused ulcers. Says James Coe, program manager for the Marine Entanglement Research Program at the National Marine Fisheries Service in Seattle: "We have found everything from toy soldiers to pens, fishing bobbers and poker chips in the birds' stomachs." A study of wedge-tailed shearwaters, which breed on central Pacific islands, showed that 60% of the adults surveyed...
...observer misses the point: the life is different, and the people are, therefore, special. Joe Pluhar, who until a few weeks ago was the owner of the marina with his wife Bobbi, says, "The people made the marina, they helped, pitched in, patrolled. We loved them." Steve Coe, who was the dockmaster for eight years, says, "This place was for regular people who live aboard and do a little cruising, it wasn't for the gold-plated 65-footers...
...there were certainly strong hints that things had changed. The ships' store was torn down, reduced to bare ruined choirs in a matter of days. The loudspeaker system that once called residents to the phone was dismantled. Within a week, Steve Coe had been fired, with the explanation that he wasn't "a ball buster." ("In all those years, he was only late twice," said Bobbi Pluhar, with tears in her eyes.) Then transient mooring rates were nearly tripled. The permanent residents were never told what to expect, but they began to fear the worst...
...Adams' boat was moving: they were up. "We'll probably go anchor out, all alone somewhere. That's nice. It's a different way of life," he says. The night before, everyone had gathered for the last party, an "End of an Era" cocktail hour. They gave Steve Coe $301 they collected as a thank-you present, and Bobbi Pluhar stood on a chair and promised there would be a reunion at her house next year. "I thought it would continue as it was," said Joe Pluhar, sadly. "We developed it into a business that I think was an institution...
...thrill-producer was senior Cassandra Coe, who scored the Black and White's one and only try for the victory. Coe kicked from the 22-yard line, recovered the ball herself, and touched a down...