OCEAN SMITHSONIAL CORAL REEFS and CORAL
EXCERPT: They teem with life, with perhaps one-quarter of all ocean species depending on reefs.
9/1/21
8/25/21
FISHY RESTUARANT - SWIMMING FISH AROUND YOUR FEET
I wonder how long the wooden chair legs will last? I guess the idea is that the fish can feed on you - the dry skin on the feet - while you eat fish.... Don't think I could do this. COULD YOU?
8/23/21
FLORIDA AQUARIUM : TAMPA BAY
An educational and conservation location with exhibits that focus on "a large simulated wetlands environment located under a tall glass atrium, shallow bays and beaches, and a coral reef ecosystem encompassed in half a million gallons of natural seawater.
8/15/21
8/9/21
MUSEE INSTITUTE OCEANOGRAPHIQUE - MONACO
MUSEE OCEANO ORG = MONACO AQUARIUM
In Monaco and in Paris
So many Europeans speak English with an English accent, but Albert II grew up with an American mother, and I suppose that is why he speaks in a flawless American English. Located on the Mediterranian Sea, Albert's foundation is one of the entities behind Musee Institute Oceanographique. Loations in Monaco and in Paris, this blog cannot go without mentioning these!
8/6/21
8/3/21
SEA FLOOR MAPPING BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SCIENCE CENTER and WOODSHOLE COASTAL AND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER
USGS GOV - SCIENCE CENTER SEA FLOOR
MARINE GEOLOGY! How do scientist's discover what the sea floor looks like?
EXCERPT: SFNG uses acoustic and optical techniques to acquire detailed geologic information about the sea floor, such as seabed topography, sediment composition and distribution, and underlying geologic structure. This information defines the geologic framework and provides a base for a wide-range of USGS research.
Check them out!
8/1/21
7/23/21
JET BLACK and BIOLUMINESCENT "FOOTBALL-LIKE" FISH WASHES ASHORE IN NEWPORT BEACH
SMITHSONIAN : DEEP SEA FOOTBALL LIKE FISH WASHES ASHORE INTACT see the photos of this black fish.
Only the FEMALES have bioluminescent aspect to lure fish into their mouths. It's highly unusual for this fish to show up ashore because it usually lives 3000 feet down.
EXCERPT: ... rare deep-sea fish with teeth resembling tiny shards of glass, a football-shaped body, and a long bioluminescent stalk on the top of its head washed ashore in California this week. The sea creature was later identified as a female Pacific football fish ....
7/3/21
MALE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS HOLD GRUDGES
DAILY MAIL : MALE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS HOLD GRUDGES Lots of pop ups so I hope you have a pop up blocker.
EXCERPT: The study also found that dolphins co-operate with others that have not helped them directly, but have helped dolphins they know - suggesting the animals remember who is and isn't likely to assist them.
Dolphins are able to identify each other's calls because they develop signature whistles which stay the same throughout their life.
7/1/21
DOLPHIN SKIN DISEASE TIED INTO CLIMATE CHANGE
PHYS ORG : DOLPHIN SKIN DISEASE - 70 % OF BODY - GLOBAL WARMING
EXCERPT : ... it is the first time since the disease first appeared in 2005 that scientists have been able to link a cause to the condition that affects coastal dolphin communities worldwide. Due to the decreased water salinity brought upon by climate change, the dolphins develop patchy and raised skin lesions across their bodies - sometimes covering upwards of 7% of their skin.
.... This study comes on the heels of significant outbreaks in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Texas and Australia in recent years. In all of these locations, a sudden and drastic decrease in salinity in the waters was the common factor. Coastal dolphins are accustomed to seasonal changes in salinity levels in their marine habitat, but they do not live in freshwater. The increasing severity and frequency of storm events like hurricanes and cyclones, particularly if they are preceded by drought conditions, are dumping unusual volumes of rain that turn coastal waters to freshwater.
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