Oceans and Their Inhabitants
Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 7:28 am
OK, that was awesome.
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Dave from down under wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 12:37 am Some fantastic images at
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-16/ ... /102291152
Dave from down under wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 12:37 am Some fantastic images at
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-16/ ... /102291152
I'm jealous! Would love to take a swim where I could see whale sharks. I took the PADI scuba class, but I am allergic to everything that grows and I have lived all my life with constant congestion in my sinuses. Nothing will clear it out for more than a minute before it just comes back. I can't take antihistimines with my other meds, so I just had to give up the dream of scuba diving. I can only go down about 25 feet before it just hurts too bad. I forced myself to complete the checkout dive at 30 ft. The following day we were scheduled to do the 60 foot dive and skills at that level. I spent the first night considering how awful it made me feel at just 30 feet and told the instructor the next morning I don't believe I can make it down to 60 feet. He convinced me to try. We arranged with the boat operator that I would go down last and possibly be coming up by myself if I can't get down to 60 feet. I got down to about 40 feet and decided I didn't need a hobby that made me hurt so much. I was quite bummed about it though.
I know that feeling - my ears have trouble equalising - which makes rapid ascent problematical, but I did the full PADI course with the open water part in Shark Alley (appropriately named in Fiji), with a very strong current and marine stingers.. so much fun..RVInit wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 11:08 amI'm jealous! Would love to take a swim where I could see whale sharks. I took the PADI scuba class, but I am allergic to everything that grows and I have lived all my life with constant congestion in my sinuses. Nothing will clear it out for more than a minute before it just comes back. I can't take antihistimines with my other meds, so I just had to give up the dream of scuba diving. I can only go down about 25 feet before it just hurts too bad. I forced myself to complete the checkout dive at 30 ft. The following day we were scheduled to do the 60 foot dive and skills at that level. I spent the first night considering how awful it made me feel at just 30 feet and told the instructor the next morning I don't believe I can make it down to 60 feet. He convinced me to try. We arranged with the boat operator that I would go down last and possibly be coming up by myself if I can't get down to 60 feet. I got down to about 40 feet and decided I didn't need a hobby that made me hurt so much. I was quite bummed about it though.
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Thanks, RV! She will love those!!!!RVInit wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 6:51 pm Hi, TRL!!! Your youngest granddaughter and I would have a hoot watching YouTube all day. I try to catch all those scientific submersible live feeds and if there are the words "deep sea creatures" in the title, I will click on it. Here is one that is narrated by David Attenborough. Some very cool fishies in this one.
I have to make a slight correction. There are some really stupid things on YouTube. So, when I say I will click on "anything" that has the words "deep sea creatures" that isn't quite true. Recently something came up with some title that indicated something "amazing" but of course ridiculous supposedly found in the ocean. And then there are the occasional ones that claim a megalodon was "spotted" or suspected to be living some place. I don't click on the ones that aren't from actual known science channels. EVNautilusTiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:31 pmThanks, RV! She will love those!!!!RVInit wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 6:51 pm Hi, TRL!!! Your youngest granddaughter and I would have a hoot watching YouTube all day. I try to catch all those scientific submersible live feeds and if there are the words "deep sea creatures" in the title, I will click on it. Here is one that is narrated by David Attenborough. Some very cool fishies in this one.
Oarfish | This Legendary Fish That Announces Tsunamis
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In Japan, the Oarfish holds a significant title as "the messenger from the palace of the God of the sea." Its name, it is believed, originated from the observation that its appearance often coincided with earthquakes or tsunamis. However, an intriguing event occurred in 2011 when approximately 20 regalecs washed up on beaches in the region just before Japan was struck by the devastating Tohoku earthquake and the subsequent tsunami.
Likewise, in Chile, a peculiar occurrence took place before an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit. Japanese fishermen had stumbled upon a dozen regalecs shortly before the seismic event occurred.