GET YOUR NEXT GLASS OF WATER FROM UNDER SEA FLOOR?

FORBES _ FRESHWAER FOUND UNDER OCEAN FLOOR

Massive reserves of “freshwater” are buried beneath the seabed on continental shelves around the world, including off Australia, China, North America and South Africa.

This is the conclusion of a new study by a team of Australian scientists that appears in this week’s issue of the journal, Nature.

 

Based on an analysis of seafloor water studies conducted for oil and gas exploration purposes, the study showed that an estimated that 500,000 cubic kilometers of low-salinity water is trapped in aquifers under the ocean floor."

17 YEAR STUDY ON FEMALE LEMON SHARKS - BAHAMA NESTING GROUND

BBC SCIENCE : LEMON SHARKS GO HOME TO REPRODUCE

"In the study, scientists tracked lemon sharks in the Bahamas for 17 years to prove the case.

Even though this species is highly migratory, pregnant females prefer to give birth where they themselves were born.

The researchers say it strengthens the argument for restrictions on fishing at specific sites.

The idea of females returning to their own place of birth to reproduce has been observed in a number of marine species most notably in salmon but it has also been seen in sea turtles.

In this new work, researchers looked at lemon sharks in their largest nursery area around the Bimini Islands in the Bahamas."

SHIPWRECK "FROLIC" FOCUS OF ANTHROPOLOGY MUSEUM - CAL STATE CHICO

INTO THE BLUE MUSEUM EXHIBIT - SHIPWRECKS

"Into the Blue" is centered on the story of the Frolic that went down following a voyage from China to deliver luxury goods along the coast of Gold Rush-era California. Its captain, E.H. Faucon, working with outdated maps unknowingly steered the ship into Mendocino's treacherous coast. None of the ship's crew were lost, but its contents of silks, ginger jars and bottles of champagne were scattered among the waves."

A NEON LIGHT SHOW OF FISH! BIOFLOURESCENT!

LA TIMES SCIENCE : UNDERSEA LIGHT SHOW THE SECRET

"Scientists have discovered more than 180 species of biofluorescent fish that glow in neon shades of blue, red, orange and green -- most of them hiding out in tropical coral reefs.

Some of the fish glow just around their eyes. Others have intricate fluorescent patterns on their bellies or backs. And some of the fish glow all the way through their bodies. If you slice a false moray eel like a salami and shine a blue light on it, the entire cross-section would illuminate.

And it turns out that reef fish that are the most mottled and brown and difficult to see are the ones that tend to fluoresce the most."

JOHN ALDRIDGE SURVIVED FALLING INTO THE SEA BOOTS ON - AN ADVENTURE STORY

NEW YORK TIMES article SPECK IN THE SEA about JOHN ALDRIDGE

"The first thing you’re supposed to do, if you’re a fisherman and you fall in the ocean, is to kick off your boots. They’re dead weight that will pull you down. But as Aldridge treaded water, he realized that his boots were not pulling him down; in fact, they were lifting him up, weirdly elevating his feet and tipping him backward. Aldridge’s boots were an oddity among the members of Montauk’s commercial fishing fleet: thick green rubber monstrosities that were guaranteed to keep your feet warm down to minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit, a temperature Montauk had not experienced since the ice age. Sosinski made fun of the boots, but Aldridge liked them: they were comfortable and sturdy and easy to slip on and off. And now, as he bobbed in the Atlantic, he had an idea of how they might save his life."


Just loved this story!  An adventure!

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