Calcium Signaling Disruption....
These students focus on aquatic pollution....
"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
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
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SIREN IS WAITING FOR YOU!
I created this image years ago when I first began this blog!
Feb 2 2025 was this blogs sixteenth birthday!
Fish, whales, dolphins, turtles, worms....
Choose one and learn all you can about it!
What is it's range? What temperatures does it like to live in? What does it like to eat? How does it eat? How long does it usually live?
So very many things to know!
Siren
KCLU ORG : WILDFIRE ASH PROVIDES NUTRIENTS
Excerpt: Debris and ash created issues for many of the region’s waterways. The first instinct is that it might also be a major form of toxic pollution for the ocean. But, researchers say they’ve discovered ash could actually be beneficial.In this UC Santa Barbara Current article it's revealed that the ash and debris could be a positive for the ocean's tiniest creatures but negative for fresh waterways....
Beach clean-ups, whale counts...
There are dozens of non-profits who are linked to from this blog.
Read through and find one that you would like to participate in.... do more research to be sure it's the best fit for you!
Do your part as a citizen-activist to be for ocean-ecology and marine environments that support sea creatures!
Siren
What a contest! Truly unique individuals! An awesome list.
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE : 10 MOST AWE-INSPIRING SEA CREATURE MOMENTS OF 2024
Orcas with salmon hats? 300 year old coral? Whale in the wrong ocean? Which of these will awe-inspire YOU?
HAPPY NEW YEAR and WELCOME
SIREN'S LINK TO SEA!
is a blog all about the oceans and the creatures who make the ocean home!
GOOD NEWS NETWORK : OCEAN LINER SHIP BEING TURNED INTO ARTIFICIAL REEF
Excerpt: Now, the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners has approved a contingent contract to see the United States off on her final voyage to Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, where she would be sunk to join a collection of 500 other artificial reefs that provide a true spectacle for divers.
I'm going to post some YouTube videos that feature sewing and crochet to create sea creatures by sewing, crocheting, or embroidering.
I think these could be fun to learn to make and would also make good presents...
However, I ask you, when making stuffed animals to use cotton or other NATURAL products for the stuffing - such as cotton or bamboo , as much as possible and to also RECYCLE FABRICS, BUTTONS, and so on from OLD CLOTHING or whatever you already have around in order to make these as ECOLOGY SENSITIVE AS POSSIBLE!
When it comes to PLASTICS in art projects, use what you have but because plastic is a pollution problem and a health problem for all creatures (including us) to find or make some sort of substitute.
Siren
Smithsonian Magazine : Ten Wild Facts About Octopus
TEN FACTS !
Excerpt: Two of the hearts work exclusively to move blood past the animal’s gills, where it releases carbon dioxide and gains oxygen. Then, the third heart circulates that oxygen-rich blood to the organs and muscles, giving them energy. But the latter heart actually stops beating when the octopus swims, explaining the species’ penchant for crawling rather than swimming, which exhausts them.
There are remote cameras in the bay operated by the Monterey Bay Aquarium....
1) I do not take sea creatures including shells from the tide pools. I can take pictures of them with my camera.
2) When I go to the beach, anything I take with me, I bring back out. I don't leave any garbage there.
3) While I'm at the beach, I can take a bag and fill it with refuse that has washed up and throw it away properly.
4) I do whatever possible to recycle all things that are not organics. I will check with my city to see where I can take things like old cell phones and electronics, batteries, nail polish, paint, plastics, and other items.
5) I will investigate what nonprofits and other organizations are involved in my area with preserving or reestablishing the marine ecosystem. I can support them through money donations or by volunteering. (Beach clean ups can be a great way to meet like minded people.)
6) I will choose one sea creature and learn everything I can about it this year.
7) I will not buy sea shells from shops nor items made with them because dredging for shells is ruining the ecosystem too.
8) I will consider where any sea food I eat is sourced and avoid eating any seafood that comes from Chinese or other countries where ships use Forced Labor (Labor trafficking or slavery.)
