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It doesn't seem like burying the stuff at the beach in such shallow holes would be a secure way to keep it from surviving. I wonder why they didn't take it away from the beach and incinerate it. A storm will uncover that stuff and wash it back out into the surf and the tide will bring it back on shore ... at least that is what happens here on the east coast.

Saw this on the news tonight in NY, but you've covered it better. Thanks!

Dorothy - I thought the same thing - figured they would bury it so it can incubate and hatch more stuff, but I'm not a scientist.
Great reporting Kristina!

That doesn't look like a very deep hole to bury something like this!!! :0 Great news shot! Thanks for the info! Makes me sad to see this crap coming on shore.

this is a great series! it really conveys the "surprise" aspect of something
like this happening on a quiet beautiful beach... thanks!

Funny how mother earth works. It's like a message in a bottle, only bigger. Think about how long it took to get there! I have to assume the scientists know what they are doing with this,despite my fear of what folks have already said.

Good coverage, Kristina, and your information
is nice to have.

I was thinking the same thing as Dorothy. Kind of a lame solution.

If something that large floated across the Pacific, one wonders where the radiation levels might be on the West Coast. No one is talking about it but you know it's there.

Good series. A little scary, but good.

So much for species diversity. Chuckle

Looks like solution designed by a committee.
We shouldn't allow people that live on our ocean to have natural disasters.

Excellent series Kristina, congrats on the VIP!

This is a natural event. If it had happened 500 years ago, nobody would have buried the eventual logs with algae brought by a tsunami from Japan. It's good to prevent people from bringing invasive species, but we shouldn't stop the nature from doing its course.