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Hello All,
As my major prof. reminded me when we first saw these pictures, a
tsunami is a wave, not a current. The physics of a water particle in a
wave is a circular motion, not directional. Displacement of a deepwater
fish in such a condition would have probably been on the order of
millimeters at most. Besides, if you're looking at the same photos we
saw, if you look closely at some (i.e., coffin fish) you'll see a date
with the year '03.
None the less, cool pictures.
Michael Cooperman
Dept. Fisheries and Wildlife
Oregon State University
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Subject: Tsunami fishes
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FISH-SCI Members:
I have recently received a number of forwarded emails containing
pictures of deepsea fishes (e.g., fangtooths, gulper eels) that are
claimed to have been found on the shore at Phuket, Thailand following
the recent tsunami. As a scientist, I am naturally skeptical about the
authenticity of these photos and I am curious if any other members have
seen these photos. Several of my students have also seen this email and
have asked me if these fishes were actually found on the shore. Do any
of you have any information about these fish photos?
Cheers,
Paul James
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Paul W. James, Ph.D.
Department of Biological Sciences
Central Washington University
400 University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7537
509-963-1895
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