Murky mystery: Cloudy water off La Jolla Shores raises questions but is thought to be 'natural'
Matt O’Malley, executive director and managing attorney for environmental group San Diego Coastkeeper, said, “Our team was out snorkeling that area [the week of July 5] after we saw the picture and noticed it was murky, but there was no discernible discharge causing it.” “Based on what we saw, it’s our best guess that it’s a natural phenomenon,” he said. “Waves often crash against the seawalls and caves in that area, causing some interesting conditions.” Ed Parnell, a marine ecologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla who studies human effects on the coa...
Source: lajollalight.com
