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Dr. David Valentine poses with the Sally Ride research vessel during a trip in 2017 helping responders respond to the Thomas Fire, which impacted Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
Reports in old ship logs of thousands of barrels of DDT being dumped into the Catalina Channel during the 1950s were confirmed in 2011 by photographs taken by UC Santa Barbara marine scientist Dr. David Valentine
by Donald Morrison
Peninsula residents have grown up seeing “Do Not Eat Contaminated Fish” signs at local piers and beaches. The signs warn against catching and eating White Croaker, Black Croaker, Barred Sand Bass, Topsmelt and Barracuda.