EAST PACIFIC CORAL AND WEST PACIFIC CORAL - EVIDENCE OF ISOLATION!

DAILY MAIL - CORAL REEF ISOLATED FROM REST OF OCEAN


CORAL SPREAD - BUT CAN'T MAKE IT ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE PACIFIC.


EXCERPT:

But researchers have now used simulations of the ocean currents over a 14 year period to calculate how coral larvae in Pacific Ocean can spread.

They found coral larvae from the central Pacific could not survive long enough to make the 3,100 mile journey to the east.

Even during the record-breaking El Nino of 1998, which radically altered the speed and direction of ocean currents, the journey would have taken too long for the larvae.

YELLOWTAIL FISH HIDING INSIDE JELLY FISH FOR SAFETY!

SAILY MAIL JELLYFISH PROTECTION IN THAILAND


LINK TO VIDEO

EXCERPT:

Stunning video footage from the coast of Thailand shows a jellyfish with no tentacles protecting small fish under attack from a larger predator.

Small yellowtail fish are seen cowering under the billowing sheet-like exterior of the jellyfish, hiding from nearby trumpet fish who are trying to attack them.

The trumpet fish charge towards the jellyfish as its exterior flies up, shielding the

SAVE THE SEA

DAILY MAIL - FISHERMAN and FIVE YEAR OLD SON FEED HUMPBACK WHALE TANGLED IN FISHING LINES

EXCERPT:

The fisherman, Calder Deyerle, and his son Miles are credited with spotting the struggling whale, which was dragging heavy crab fishing lines and floats Tuesday morning.

The two then contacted authorities, who sent out members of the California Whale Rescue.

The father-son team then waited in their boat nearby to show the group the whale's location. The CWA used a pole to try and cut the ropes off the whale...

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EXCELLENT PHOTOS AND VIDEO at this link show the poor caught whale and the rescue.