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Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 09-10-2020, 16:27
Replies: 1,069
Views: 75,080
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: The Reef Ain't Dead

No, just slow! :biggrin:

But don’t stop people asking questions, stopping conversation gets us nowhere.
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 09-10-2020, 16:12
Replies: 1,069
Views: 75,080
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: THE REEF AINT DEAD

Irregardless of cause, Genetic engineering, grafting, transplants, selective breeding are all scary words!
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 09-10-2020, 16:07
Replies: 1,069
Views: 75,080
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: The Reef Ain't Dead

40,000 year old creation ‘myth’

One morning the hunter took the two wives fishing, knowing it was taboo to kill the sacred black stingray. But, vain and self-important, ]/U] he sent his spear...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 09-10-2020, 15:46
Replies: 1,069
Views: 75,080
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: THE REEF AINT DEAD

Time not important, only life important! That goes for all species!

https://youtu.be/DrB9ciZTxyo
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 09-10-2020, 15:30
Replies: 1,069
Views: 75,080
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: THE REEF AINT DEAD

“Healthier”, please refer to datum, pre 2016?
:biggrin: run off, Water quality, sedimentation, natural selection? The real question is why?

What are your thoughts on the actual causes of...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 09-10-2020, 14:49
Replies: 1,069
Views: 75,080
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: THE REEF AINT DEAD

What are we when we stop asking questions? :thumb:
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 04-10-2020, 14:53
Replies: 1,069
Views: 75,080
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: THE REEF AINT DEAD

Yes, transects are strategically utilised but aren’t cost effective to do the whole thing. Theyre more comprehensive than flying a plane over the whole thing and yes species richness is greatest...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 04-10-2020, 14:46
Replies: 1,069
Views: 75,080
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: The Reef Ain't De

And so the sceptical narrative changes from

‘the reef is just fine’

to

‘the reef ain’t dead’.

Difficult to argue with such ambiguities
Forum: COVID-19 | Containment Area 04-05-2020, 06:17
Replies: 271
Views: 32,954
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: A Little Good News

https://youtu.be/bea4jCAkXsI


https://www.probablytomfoolery.com
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 13-12-2019, 18:09
Replies: 92
Views: 15,352
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: What does it take to become a liveaboard cruiser?

I guess I’m fortunate enough to see it as a lifestyle choice that I have an informed ‘choice’ over (providing you keep informing me :smitten:)

I’m currently working through boat surveys that...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 13-12-2019, 17:53
Replies: 206
Views: 42,943
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Drinking Water from watertanks

Interesting. LEDs have historically been rubbish at kicking out light wavelengths in the UV spectrum. They generally require a lot of ‘power’ to generate uv light which by default makes them power...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 13-12-2019, 17:40
Replies: 9
Views: 1,241
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Coral Reef Protection & Restoration

➥ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-are-taking-extreme-steps-to-help-corals-survive/[/QUOTE]



I’m off to reefs house with my collection tin! :biggrin:
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 13-12-2019, 17:33
Replies: 9
Views: 1,241
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Coral Reef Protection & Restoration

Indeed the majority of fish rely on complex reef structures as an environment to close their lifecycle. Complex structures equate to ‘weedy’ branching corals that support the majority of...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 13-12-2019, 17:07
Replies: 9
Views: 1,241
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Coral Reef Protection & Restora

Ahhh a positive conservation story :whistling:

As a triage tool the concept is certainly ‘A’ means of evaluation conservation priorities. But there’s little new here.

Dirk and seacore have...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 12-10-2019, 15:53
Replies: 28
Views: 3,148
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Aquarium inside your cruiser.

Fish double bagged in sealed polythene bags and packed in Polystyrene boxes is the normal transport method. Makes you wander what kind of people they allow to fly planes!
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 12-10-2019, 15:47
Replies: 28
Views: 3,148
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Aquarium inside your cruiser.

They died!!!

Who in their right minds would risk smuggling live fish through airport customs in their briefcase? Who even has a briefcase? :biggrin:
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 12-10-2019, 15:30
Replies: 28
Views: 3,148
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Aquarium inside your cruiser.

Collection of wild marine ornamental animals for aquariums weather for trade or personal ‘use’ has been a bit of a hot topic in Hawaii for some time. I’d first check with your local authorities if...
Forum: Our Community 03-09-2019, 12:49
Replies: 466
Views: 35,211
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Microplastics in the sea

Blue Planet II certainly had an ‘effect’ on mass. At least in the UK anyway!
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 10-08-2019, 17:45
Replies: 1,914
Views: 58,825
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Ocean acidifcation .

:biggrin:

No you go for it billie Elliot, sign up Wherever you like. 28 years should do it! Maybe then we can talk fish hormones...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 10-08-2019, 17:23
Replies: 1,914
Views: 58,825
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Ocean acidifcation .

Bass sniffing!

Any news on that homework? Always quick to have an opinion but never an answer.
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 10-08-2019, 16:59
Replies: 1,914
Views: 58,825
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Ocean acidifcation .

41% of what exactly?

What’s it?
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 10-08-2019, 16:39
Replies: 1,914
Views: 58,825
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Ocean acidifcation .

Not really sure what you’re asking but if you’re talking about different coral species then yes. Like Ridd, I’d agree that half a dozen coral species show evidence of being able to adapt to a certain...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 10-08-2019, 16:13
Replies: 1,914
Views: 58,825
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Ocean acidifcation .

Exactly my problem with Ridds. See his last JCU publications.

“Need for quality control”

“Problems with policy science”

Subtle digs clearly lost on the casual uninformed readers
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 10-08-2019, 16:01
Replies: 1,914
Views: 58,825
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Ocean acidifcation .

No no it’s good. Couple of enthusiastic claims but ok on the whole!
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 10-08-2019, 15:58
Replies: 1,914
Views: 58,825
Posted By Puddleduck
Re: Ocean acidifcation .

It’s my day off, I come here for fun and relaxation (and to learn a bit :whistling:)

See publication link below, get a feel for specialism! What’s yours?
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