The Life and Times of Unknown Sea Creatures and Coral Reefs by Richard Smith
Meet the world's most fascinating sea creatures—see the lives and curiosities of colorful fish and coral reefs—this spectacular volume has more than 300 color photos and extraordinary text from a leading marine biologist and underwater photographer, and the international expert on seahorses.
These tiny donut shaped egg masses belong to a marine snail called the Banded Chink Shell (Lacuna vincta). Each tiny dot inside the "donut" is a developing juvenile.
County Clare, Ireland.
A rock coated in Keel worm (Pomatoceros triqueter) casings. The hard protective burrows this species of polychaete worm build to live in.
County Clare, Ireland.
A modern sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) and its 5 m long relative Carcharias cuspidatus from the Oligocene. The size is known from a partial skeleton that was found near Rauenberg in Baden-Württemberg.
"From abandoned tank shipwrecks in Jordan to dive-bombing gannets in Shetland, the winning images of the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024 are better than ever.
Selected from over 6500 submissions worldwide, Dawson's work stood out not only for its artistic merit but also for its emotional narrative."
A couple of different Goose Barnacle species (Lepas anatifera and Lepas pectinata) have attached themselves to this floating piece of melted plastic. They will have used this piece of litter as a floating base from which they filter feed on plankton as they drift about the Atlantic.
County Clare, Ireland.
ABOLISH SEISMIC BLASTING SPECIAL PROSPECTING AUTHORITY PERMITS (SPA)
A Special Prospecting Authority (SPA) is a specific type of permit that allows #companies to buy access to large areas of our #oceans to use #SeismicBlasting to search for #oil and #gas, and Carbon Capture and Storage locations below the ocean floor.
Seismic blasts are how the oil and gas industry surveys the ocean floor. Seismic vessels tow an array of airguns and audio receivers (hydrophones) behind them in the water.
Seismic blasting would also occur directly inside crucial feeding areas for endangered #PygmyBlueWhales. 🐋
The government regulator, #NOPSEMA, is assessing whether or not to approve this new project and has opened up a short window for public comment. Now is our chance to tell NOPSEMA that we want CGG’s new seismic blasting proposal rejected to protect Australian #MarineLife like southern right whales.