Siren's Link To Sea: April 2025

4/29/25

NARWHALE

4/26/25

PREHISTORIC OCEAN FLOOR - 250 MILLION YEARS OLD - BELOW TODAY'S OCEAN FLOOR

SCITECH DAILY : DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT SEA FLOOR

Excerpt: Scientists from the University of Maryland have identified remnants of a prehistoric seafloor that plunged into the Earth’s depths during the age of dinosaurs, calling into question prevailing views on the Earth’s interior structure. Found at the East Pacific Rise, a tectonic boundary on the floor of the southeastern Pacific Ocean, this previously unexplored segment of seafloor reveals new aspects of our planet’s inner processes and its transformative history over millions of years. The team’s findings were published on September 27, 2024, in the journal Science Advances.

4/22/25

WRECKAGE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE FOUND IN LAKE SUPERIOR BY MARINE SONIC TECHNOLOGY : UNDISCOVERED FOR 132 YEARS

There was one survivor...

Excerpt:
The Great Lakes can be more dangerous than the oceans

The Great Lakes have claimed thousands of ships since the 1700s. Perhaps the most famous is the Edmund Fitzgerald, an ore carrier that got caught in a storm in November 1975 and went down off Whitefish Point within 100 miles of the Western Reserve. All hands were killed. The incident was immortalized in the Gordon Lightfoot song, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”

Assistant Wisconsin State Climatologist Ed Hopkins said that storm season on the lakes begins in November, when warm water meets cold air and winds blow unimpeded across open water, generating waves as high as 30 feet. The lakes at that time can be more dangerous than the oceans because they’re smaller, making it harder for ships to out-maneuver the storms, he said.

NBC NEWS : EXPLORERS FIND WRECKAGE OF SHIP "WESTERN RESERVE"

Excerpt: The brothers towed a side-scanning sonar array behind their ship. Side sonar scans starboard and port, providing a more expansive picture of the bottom than sonar mounted beneath a ship. About 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point on the Upper Peninsula, they picked up a line with a shadow behind it in 600 feet of water. They dialed up the resolution and spotted a large ship broken in two with the bow resting on the stern.

4/19/25

LAKE SUPERIOR IS THE RESTING PLACE OF OVER 350 SHIPS

MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY - LAKE SUPERIOR SHIP WRECKS

Excerpt: Of the estimated 10,000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes region, only about 350 of them are located in Lake Superior. Of those, about 50 wrecks are presumed to be within Minnesota waters. Most of Minnesota's shipwreck history can be found in Lake Superior.

Many wrecks have been located, but at least half lay undiscovered.

In an effort to aid in the safe navigation of the often-treacherous waters, the U.S. Lighthouse Service erected lighthouses in key locations throughout the Great Lakes region. Split Rock Lighthouse was built in response to the great winter gale of November 1905 that claimed 36 lives and disabled or destroyed 29 ships.

Siren here! The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in 1975 - recent history - may be the most famous. Read this site and learn about some of the ships that sank during the Industrial Revolution. Many sunken ships have never been located!

4/16/25

NO AQUARIUM, NO TANK ... A QUOTE FROM JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAU

"NO AQUARIUM, NO TANK IN A MARINE LAND, HOWEVER SPACIOUS IT MAY BE, CAN BEGIN TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITIONS OF THE SEA."

Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910-1997)

He made 120 documentaries and published 50 books

4/13/25

ENTWINNED

4/11/25

S.S UNITED STATES WILL BE SUNK TO BECOME ARTIFICIAL REEF : MORE THAN 4,300 ARTIFICIAL REEFS OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

SCIENCE FRIDAY : S.S. UNITED STATES TO BE ARTIFICIAL REEF

Excerpt: This week, after a notable career, the SS United States, a 1950s ocean liner, took her sunset cruise. Like many retirees, the ship is heading south—from Philadelphia to Florida—where she’ll be reinventing herself. In this next chapter, the SS United States will have new passengers: fish and other marine creatures. The ship will be sunk to the bottom of the sea and turned into an artificial reef, joining more than 4300 artificial reefs off the coast of Florida.

NBCPHILADELPHIA : S.S.UNITED STATES ARRIVES IN ALABAMA (DETAILED REPORT ON THE PLAN)

Excerpt: “In the spirit of her record-breaking history, America’s Flagship concluded her journey from Philadelphia to Mobile faster than anticipated. As she moved through the waves for the first time in 28 years, countless onlookers and admirers along the country’s eastern seaboard were inspired by her majesty and beauty," said SS United States Conservancy president Susan Gibbs in a statement on the ship's 401st voyage.

4/8/25

OARFISH : LEGENDARY FISH THAT ANNOUNCES TSUNAMIS

You can find past posts about OARFISH by clicking on the label below. This is a documentary by YouTube Station Best Documentary about this fish... Because I dislike unasked for advertising, I'm linking to this video rather than embedding it. It's an interesting and well made video. Siren

BEST DOCUMENTARY : OARFISH LEGENDARY ANNOUNCES TSUNAMIS

4/5/25

WATCHING A SMALL AQUARIUM TANK FISH DIE : AN UNNATURAL AND IMPRISONED LIFE ALONE

Over the years I've become increasingly against home aquariums for fish that grow bigger. I recently saw a fish that had lived alone in an aquarium die. It was horrible. This fish had lived alone for the amusement of the few people who actually even bothered to notice it. It swum around a background, plastic made-for-aquarium sea weeds and fake castles and such, and awaited feeding. I would walk by and go eye to eye with it and sometimes move my fingers as if they were fins and the fish would follow.

I heard that this fish had been in the tank for ELEVEN YEARS and was ALONE because he "ATE ALL THE OTHER FISH IN THE TANK." Well in the sea, fish eat fish, but I wondered if perhaps this was because he had not been fed properly.... And was also in a tank TOO SMALL FOR HIM.

HIM ... it could have been a HER.

The fish started laying low to the bottom of the tank, barely upright.

It's eyes were covered in some sort of white film.

I immediately informed the owner I thought the fish was dying and to contact their aquarium service.

A week later the fish was clearly having trouble fish-breathing, it's gills working hard.

I had not seen air being pumped into the tank.

The walls of the tank had a green-black film on them.

As a result I'm clearly anti-aquarium tank.

Perhaps the small fish that never get too big can have a better tank life than this?

Other fish in the tank.

Real sea weed.

Proper cleaning and feeding and light cycles....

Siren

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