Jamestown RI - The
Gulf Stream makes a right turn into the mid Atlantic roughly
200 miles off the coast of Long Island. Storm driven
eddies sometimes spin off from it and deliver warm water and
tropical fish to the bays and sounds of New England. From July through September, divers explore the
waters near Fort Weatherill State Park to look at and sometimes collect
fish that have no business being there - fish native to Florida and the
Caribbean such as butterflyfish and snowy groupers. It's
legal to collect tropical fish in Rhode Island waters because the fish will otherwise die
when winter comes. Here's the full story from Amy
Farnsworth in the Christian Science Monitor.Sea Life
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Jamestown RI - The
Gulf Stream makes a right turn into the mid Atlantic roughly
200 miles off the coast of Long Island. Storm driven
eddies sometimes spin off from it and deliver warm water and
tropical fish to the bays and sounds of New England. From July through September, divers explore the
waters near Fort Weatherill State Park to look at and sometimes collect
fish that have no business being there - fish native to Florida and the
Caribbean such as butterflyfish and snowy groupers. It's
legal to collect tropical fish in Rhode Island waters because the fish will otherwise die
when winter comes. Here's the full story from Amy
Farnsworth in the Christian Science Monitor.
Collect Your Own Tropical Fish in Buzzards Bay
Jamestown RI - The
Gulf Stream makes a right turn into the mid Atlantic roughly
200 miles off the coast of Long Island. Storm driven
eddies sometimes spin off from it and deliver warm water and
tropical fish to the bays and sounds of New England. From July through September, divers explore the
waters near Fort Weatherill State Park to look at and sometimes collect
fish that have no business being there - fish native to Florida and the
Caribbean such as butterflyfish and snowy groupers. It's
legal to collect tropical fish in Rhode Island waters because the fish will otherwise die
when winter comes. Here's the full story from Amy
Farnsworth in the Christian Science Monitor.
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Seal returned to wild
Here's a story about a seal nursed to health by Mystic Aquatium from Joe Wojtas. "Fishers Island Sound - When the Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration releases a stranded seal that it has nursed back to health, it usually does it at Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown, R.I" more....
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The life of a jellyfish: "whatever"
Here's a fun and interesting post by Constance Casey on the life of jellyfish:
"A really good place to have a meaningful and pain-free relationship with jellyfish is the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Behind glass, artfully illuminated, the creatures are the very definition of elegance—beautiful in movement and appearance. People stand quietly, mesmerized, watching the translucent bells pulse at a hypnotic 30 beats per minute, a little slower than Lance Armstrong's heart rate." full story at Slate.com.
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Cape Cod seal watchers see shark attack
Last Friday a seal watch cruise from Harwich Port with Captain John Littlefield was on the scene when a large shark attacked a seal on the ocean side of Monomoy Island. Littlefield thinks the seal was between 300 to 400 pounds and that the shark was 14-16'. According to KC Myers Captain Littlefield said, "It was a bloody mess...I don't think I want to be a surfer going out there with a wetsuit." A large colony of seals lives on Monomoy and seals have been recently inhabiting portions of Chatham Harbor. There have been several reports and sightings of sharks attacking seals during the past few years from Nauset Beach to Monomoy. With all of that in mind I went surfing this morning at Nauset Beach and saw nothing of concern. Tomorrow I'll be sailing around Monomoy directly through the area of the mealtime incident and will report on what I see. You can learn more about sharks here.
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Atlanta - For the third time ever at a US aquarium a rare weedy sea dragon is pregnant. Unlike most species it's the male sea dragon who carries the babies to term. Here's the story from AP. The weedy sea dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) is related to the seahorse and swims in the waters of southern Australia at a depth of 10 to 125 feet. Weed-like growths provide camouflage and a moniker. The male weedy sea dragons carry the eggs after mating. Sea dragons, sea horses and pipe fish are the only species where the male carries the eggs. Weedy sea dragons feed on tiny crustaceans and other zooplankton by sucking them into the end of their tube-like snouts. They can grow to 17 inches in length.
Pregnant Dad celebrates Father's Day at Atlanta Aquarium
Atlanta - For the third time ever at a US aquarium a rare weedy sea dragon is pregnant. Unlike most species it's the male sea dragon who carries the babies to term. Here's the story from AP. The weedy sea dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) is related to the seahorse and swims in the waters of southern Australia at a depth of 10 to 125 feet. Weed-like growths provide camouflage and a moniker. The male weedy sea dragons carry the eggs after mating. Sea dragons, sea horses and pipe fish are the only species where the male carries the eggs. Weedy sea dragons feed on tiny crustaceans and other zooplankton by sucking them into the end of their tube-like snouts. They can grow to 17 inches in length.
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