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Say Hello to my Little Friend

This time of year swampthing goes in the ocean everyday, the water is perfectly clear, calm and warm. I swam into Mr. Manatee who said he is very concerned about the British Petroleum Oil Spill.




BP Bites

Mr. Manatee also said his friend Mr. Shark is also really very worried and understandably pissed off.



Fury from the Fathoms

I wish all the creatures of the deep and shallows of Louisiana, Mississippi, Mexico and soon Florida could come out of the water and bite of the heads of the people who caused this horrendous oil spill, the worst environmental disaster in US history currently getting worse.



Won't You Please Give

Take a look at this adorable creature. It is too late so save her and the underwater world we are destroying for the convenience of living an unsustainable lifestyle spoon-fed to us by elected officials and multinational corporations.

Take a look at yourself and ask, how could this happen? Well, it happened because all of us get behind those with the money... and those with the most are the worst offenders.

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Coral Castle Morphologic

Florida swamp and cities are surrounded by a mighty body of water set on spongy Oolic coral rock practically at sea level. Off shore on the ocean floor is a little understood world of diminutive animals and plants that is intriguing at first glance and environmentally significance in depth. If you've ever watched Sponge-Bob-Square-Pants then you get where we're going.



Sunday outing enthusiasts recently took a field-trip to the home marine biology laboratory of Jared Mckay and Colin Forrd. These young gents are delightfully capable and deftly serious about all manner of coral. They may be the J. Vaughan Thomson and Charles Darwin of our town. In the shadow of the Seaquarium they are the quiet relentless effort defining the creative process that will advance our understanding of nature. It was our treat to see the goings-on of their work in progress. This is much more than aquarium tanks pumps and tubing, it is home to a myriad of minuscule entities that are determined to multiply, given the right conditions.

"... Coral Morphologic seeks to build a bridge between aquarists, marine life collectors, and scientists in order to better understand these organisms...."



This is a miniature world of fascinating photo-luminscent creatures that live mostly on daylight and algae. They are a key component and indicator in a balanced healthy marine environment.



When the sun goes down these tiny coral close-up for the night but if you shine a black-light they open-up to reveal amazing bioluminescent, day-glo, fluorescent colors.



For some decent photos of this little understood world
Coral Morphologic has perfected the art/science of micro-aquariums.



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