#gulf of maine

[inatungulates]

North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis

Observed by langooney, CC BY-NC-ND

[jadafitch]

Boon Island Light, York, Maine. The two keepers stationed at Boon Island in 1978 had to be rescued by helicopter, after a terrible storm rose the water five feet above the base of the tower and dislodged pieces stone. The storm destroyed all the other buildings on the island, and forced the into the men into the light chamber so they wouldn't be swept away. After that, New England's tallest lighthouse (133 ft.) became automated.

[noaasanctuaries]

Smelly Gas Helps Researchers Track Right Whales

In the vast open ocean, how does a large animal like a North Atlantic right whale find enough food to eat? Scientists suspect whales are following odors produced by the natural chemical compound dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a smelly gas released when the copepods eat phytoplankton. To predict where right whales will be aggregating, scientists at NOAA's Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary are conducting groundbreaking research following the same scent trail the whales may be using to locate their favorite food.

Why does this matter? Click to learn more:

[colegove]

Volition, also known as will or conation, is the cognitive process by which an individual decides on and commits to a particular course of action. It is defined as purposive striving and is one of the primary human psychological functions. Others include affect (feeling or emotion), motivation (goals and expectations), and cognition (thinking). Volitional processes can be applied consciously or they can be automatized as habits over time.

Wikipedia

Photos: 1/17- 1/22/2024

[shipwreckguy]

Three Girls

FV Three Girls burnt & sunk in Gulf of Maine; 6 rescued by USCG

Photo: United States Coast Guard On the night of August 12, the 81 foot long fishing vessel Three Girls (MMSI: 368140980) caught fire in the Gulf of Maine off Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The groundfish trawler had departed from Boston and was positioned some 100 miles east of Portsmouth when the fire broke onboard the vessel. The United States Coast Guard received a distress call from the Three…

[stephscreativechaos]

I Am Not a Lizard

My youngest daughter is a lizard. That’s what her sister calls her because, like her father, she loves the heat. She thrives in it. She basks in. She goes jogging in it for Pete’s sake. Like her sister, however, I am not a lizard. If you put me in heat over 85F I tend to wilt. Like my oldest daughter, I am inclined to stay inside with the AC on and the fans going full tilt rather than subject…

[harveyspictures]

Crossing the Gulf of Maine Sept 19, 2022. All night run, crazy currents. But saw some puffins.

[plaguedocboi]

Who wants to guess what kind of fish we got at the aquarium from the trawl survey (I’ll reveal it tomorrow)

[nguyenfinity]

hey if rinne can have his mum and niki can have his can himeru have kaname back

He nii-chan jacket too big for he gotdamn he,,,,,

[inatungulates]

Atlantic white-sided dolphin "Lagenorhynchus" acutus

Observed by sarasimma, CC BY-NC

[popsicle-stick]

people who give jonathan harker a devon accent in dracula. i owe you my life

[toytulini]

woe, Gull upon ye

[colegove]

here is the deepest secret nobody knows

(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud

and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows

higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)

and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

Wikipedia

April 28th- May 2nd 2024

[that-fellow-from-dres]

is it true that it always rains in the england because the last time i went there it was always raining. his one time it was fvdry nice and blue outside and so we went outside without sn umbrella and not 10 minutes later it was pourin. i made a vow that day to never go out in the uk without an umbrella and i never did . please corroborate

I can confirm, it always heckin rains in britain

It's like a big thing in Britain, it's why we're always talking about the weather. It changes about every 10 seconds.

[brunhielda]

You all know me for the Eclipse mania I continued to post about from April of 2023-May 2024.

I have great news.

It’s not done.

Online there is an interactive map covering the path of the eclipse, run by the Gulf of Maine Science Institute. On it are icons that will lead you to videos, articles, poetry, photos, and all sorts of artwork.

It is run by one Terence Finnegan, Eclipse Coordinator for the Gulf of Maine Institute. They hired him for six months to run all their community eclipse programs, and this is what he is leaving behind for the greater online community.

First off, it is just super fun to click through-

https://felt.com/map/GMRI-Total-Solar-Eclipse-April-8-2024-jYYarRjOQKmrnTI8cdGYsD

But more importantly- you can continue to submit works for this map!

If you caught video, or photos, or filled out scientific notes, or made art, or wrote songs, or have ANYTHING to relay what your eclipse experience was like, they want it on their map!

It’s best to submit before July 3rd, 2024, but hopefully they will continue to take submissions throughout the summer. They are more likely to keep working on it if they have a steady stream of submissions.

You can submit work here: https://www.gmri.org/projects/in-the-path-of-totality-eclipse-2024/

I just think this is the coolest thing, and most of the info on this map so far is what ONE guy went out and collected from local communities and postings online.

Imagine what it could be if the science nerds and artists of tumbler got behind it????

This could be a major resource for anyone looking to study eclipse experiences leading up to future eclipse events.

This could be a major resource for anyone looking to write stories with eclipses as a plot point.

If we want to get super fanciful about it, this could be one of those things aliens some day use to understand us. Did you know, they don’t have total eclipses on any other planet we know of? The moon and the sun only line up with the correct size on our planet.

Or it could just be a fun thing for kids to scroll through when they study sun science in school.

In any case, I think we should get on this.