"Almost 1,000 Japanese holothuroid haiku translated into English appear in the book Rise, Ye Sea Slugs! by Robin D. Gill."
(from the Wikipedia article on sea cucumbers)

If I am ever compelled to sail the briny blue as a pirate queen, my battle cry shall most assuredly be RISE, YE SEA SLUGS!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_cucumber
#SeaSlugs #SeaCucumbers #haiku #poetry #RiseYeSeaSlugs

An unusual sugar compound produced by sea cucumbers (fucosylated chondroitin sulfate) inhibits the action of the Sulf-2 enzyme that promotes the growth of liver, lung, breast, and gastric cancer.

Summary: https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/sea-cucumbers-could-be-the-key-to-stopping-cancer-growth-with-a-rare-sugar

Original paper (not open access): https://academic.oup.com/glycob/article-abstract/35/6/cwaf025/8122264?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false

#Science #Health #Cancer #SeaCucumbers

Scientists film marine creatures under sea ice in East Antarctica
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-14/scientists-film-sealife-under-bunger-hills-east-antarctica/104811258

"Plunging to depths of up to 50m, the drone captures an array of colour and life. Red #SeaUrchins can be seen clinging to boulders covered in pink #algae. Orange #SeaCucumbers with small white tentacles are lying on the floor. #Jellyfish are floating above large yellow #sponges far below. Every now and again, schools of splotchy grey-and-white #fish surround the drone and try to nibble its camera."

Want to Suppress #Coral Disease? Bring Back Sea Cucumbers
https://blog.nature.org/science-brief/want-to-suppress-coral-disease-bring-back-sea-cucumbers/

Removal of detritivore #SeaCucumbers from reefs increases coral disease https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45730-0

"by feeding on microbial pathogens in marine sediment, the weird and wonderful sea cucumber can enhance reef resilience by suppressing coral diseases."

The world’s fourth mass #CoralBleaching is underway, but well-connected #reefs may have a better chance to recover https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-fourth-mass-coral-bleaching-is-underway-but-well-connected-reefs-may-have-a-better-chance-to-recover-230755

"#Corals remain healthier and recover faster if they are surrounded by #fish that eat different types of #seaweed, such as #parrotfish, #surgeonfish and #rabbitfish. #SeaCucumbers also are important reef partners. They feed on #bacteria and other organic materials in ocean sediments, cleaning up the area around #CoralReefs."

Mysterious Unknown #DeepSeaCreatures Discovered on Abyssal Expedition

By University of Gothenburg June 9, 2024

"Transparent #SeaCucumbers, pink sea pigs, and bowl-shaped sponges are some of the fascinating animals discovered during a deep-sea expedition to the #AbyssalPlains in the #PacificOcean.

"A 45-day research expedition to the Clarion Clipperton Zone between Mexico and Hawaii in the eastern Pacific Ocean ended in March. One of the scientists on board the British research vessel James Cook was Thomas Dahlgren, a marine ecologist from the University of Gothenburg and the NORCE research institute.

[...]

"Threatened by #Mining

"The aim of the expedition was to map the biodiversity of the area, where #DeepSeaMining of rare metals used in solar panels, electric car batteries, and other green technologies is planned. Several countries and companies are waiting for authorization to extract these metals bound to mineral #nodules lying on the ocean floor. The scientists want to find out more about how mining could affect the #ecosystem, register existing species, and find out how the ecosystem is organized.

“We need to know more about this environment to be able to protect the species living here. Today, 30% of these marine areas in consideration are protected, and we need to know whether this is enough to ensure that these species aren’t at risk of extinction,” says Dahlgren."

https://scitechdaily.com/mysterious-unknown-deep-sea-creatures-discovered-on-abyssal-expedition/

#DeepGreen #NoDeepSeaMining #GerardBarron #DeepSeaLife #WaterIsLife #WaterIsLife
#LawOfTheSeaConvention
#LawOfTheSea #OceansAreLife