Atop an Underwater Hot Spring, an ‘Octopus Garden’ Thrives

Re:Atop an Underwater Hot Spring, an ‘Octopus Garden’ Thrives by atlantic on Saturday August 26, 2023 @06:15PM (#37277388)

These biologists seem impossibly naive. By putting this kind of information in the public domain, they are putting these creatures at risk of being commercially exploited in various ways. At the very least, the precise locations should not be divulged.

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Re:Atop an Underwater Hot Spring, an ‘Octopus Garden’ Thrives by deanCommie on Saturday August 26, 2023 @07:23PM (#37277843)

I actually think you're completely right.

The sea is too big, and existing international fisheries laws, not to mention simple national border laws have been unable to prevent massively irresponsible over-exploitation (to the point of extinction) of the creatures of the ocean.

It happened with Soviet Whaling fleets. It's happening with Chinese fishery fleets.

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Re:Atop an Underwater Hot Spring, an ‘Octopus Garden’ Thrives by ChatGTP on Saturday August 26, 2023 @07:35PM (#37277903)

Don’t worry, there will be AI fisherman in a few years , I’m sure they will work it out.

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Re:Atop an Underwater Hot Spring, an ‘Octopus Garden’ Thrives by justsomehnguy on Saturday August 26, 2023 @07:46PM (#37277956)

> Female pearl octopuses nesting at the “Octopus Garden,” located near the Davidson Seamount off the coast of central California at a depth of approximately 3,200 meters.

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