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Nature, you crazy.
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In 2030, 47% of world population will be living in areas of high water stress. #durban @siwi_media
Posted on December 3, 2011 via DESIGN MEANING with 6 notes
Source: siwi.org
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“Ghost Nets” are fishing nets that have been left or lost in the ocean by fishermen. These nets, often nearly invisible in the dim light, can be left tangled on a rocky reef or drifting in the open sea.
This is what I came across on my dives yesterday. The photos cannot convey to you the scale of this net. It covered hundreds of m² of reef. We spent three dives cutting it up, cutting out fish, untangling coral and picking out the crown-of-thorns starfish that had been taking advantage of this easy access to coral poking out through the net, and we probably got through 1/3 of it.
It was depressing sight, especially seeing the scars on the reef where the attempts to pull the net free had snapped huge colonies of Acrapora sp. which lay in a tangled heap, covered in algae.
It never fails to shock me, the atrocities we commit to our oceans to try and quell a never-ending hunger.
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Posted on November 29, 2011 via nends with 5,919 notes
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Posted on November 22, 2011 via animals, animals, animals with 513 notes
Source: animalworld
Fish are a staggeringly diverse group of creatures. With over 32,000 species currently known, and found in every wet habitat on our planet, fish are worth a lifetime of study.
Luckily, I get to spend a lot of my time with fish and thinking about fish, and love bringing a glimpse of the fishy world to the surface.
Feel free to tell me what you think about fish (or about this tumblog), or suggest fish to feature. Just keep swimming!
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