I was remembering the little mermaid movie and I thought of something
If I'm not mistaken, in the live action movie Ariel doesn't sign a paper contract (because she's under the sea) and I remember somewhere it was mentioned that in the Coral Sea merfolk write on shells
So I got to thinking... Could it be that in Coral Sea, Azul's contract was made of shells? Or maybe a blood deal like the live action?
Nautilus are a large swimming marine molluscs restricted to a handful of species in the family Nautilidae from around the Coral Triangle, a roughly triangular area in the tropical waters located between the Pacific and Indian oceans. They are conformes by two different groups, fuzzy nautilus (Allonautilus) and common nautilus (Nautilus) with nearly eleven species, as researchers have recently added three new nautilus species.
A previous work showed a difference in genomic along different populations, now a international team of researchers combined previous work with image analysis software,using pigmentantion, shape and total shell area of they data set, confirming the presence of three unnamed species, here as Nautilus samoaensis, Nautilus vanuatuensis and Nautilus vitiensis.
According to researchers, nautilid shells implode at depths greater than 800 m and depth therefore acts as a biogeographical barrier separating these species.
-Where all Nautilus species distributed in the Coral Sea and the South Pacific.
According to researchers, all nautiluses are regulated under appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). At the moment, no species of Nautilus or Allonautilus has been formally assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. All they face illegal trade. This study may provides a foundation for managers and other officials to begin to efficiently identify distinct species of nautilus shells that may come through as trade products.
Photo: Underwater photos of living Nautilus new species A, B Nautilus samoaensis C Nautilus vanuatuensis and D Nautilus vitiensis.
Reference (Open Access): Barord et al. 2023. Three new species of Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) from the Coral Sea and South Pacific. ZooKeys.
Studies have found that reef building corals ingest microplastics when exposed to temperatures above normal.
Normally,corals rely on the photosynthetic algae on their surface to provide them with energy.
When temperatures rise, the algae are expelled (bleaching) and most corals eventually die from starvation but some corals start feeding on zooplankton in the water column and in turn also take in microplastics.
So how is this a problem? Feeding on large amounts of microplastics can result in:
Bleaching
Reduced growth as energy reserves drop since plastic has no nutritive value
Reduced feeding on nutritious prey
Tissue necrosis( a coral disease that causes peeling of tissues and death)
Reduced mineralisation of coral skeletons thus reduced growth rates
With coral reefs already facing multiple stressors ; global climate change, ocean acidification and water pollution with a short period for recovery, microplastics could worsen the situation putting the survival of coral reefs at risk.
I didn’t know that you were bluffing the whole time we went snowboarding. I really thought you knew how to do it properly. I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised though, you are from the Coral Sea… Once you get the hang of it, I hope we can get to that race we never got to. That scarf I got for you I was shocked to know you bought me the same one. I don’t hate the idea of matching you though. I kinda like it. __________ thanks for making this holiday date special in more ways than one.
Jack Howl
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1942 05 04 Battle of the Coral Sea - Robert Taylor
When Commander Weldon Hamilton, leading one of the Lexington's Dauntless squadrons, spotted the Shoho at 10.40 on the morning of May 4th 1942, the Japanese carrier's fate was sealed. Within minutes she was hit by the full force of the Lexington's dive bombers and torpedo aircraft, aided by the Yorktown's attack group. Smothered by a dozen bomb and seven torpedo hits, she was sunk within thirty minutes of the first sighting.