Posted on 12/06/2022 12:48:32 PM PST by frogjerk
Yes, unless the evil jewelers get hold of it.
I wouldn’t know. But I do believe that some environmental issues deserve concern, even though I don’t believe in the ‘climate change’ bugaboo. I’m very concerned about various kinds of pollution, for instance.
Same here, but I personally don’t rank using coral for jewelry very high on my list of environmental problems.
Quick back of the envelope calculation:
Supposedly “only 1% of the Earth’s surface is coral.” OK, so 1% of 510 million sq km is 5.1 million sq km. Each sq km is 1,000,000 sq m, so that’s 5.1 trillion sq m. At an average coral depth of 140 m, presuming coral nearly reaches the surface, and just taking 50% of that just for error, that means 5.1 trillion sq m x 70 m = about 350 trillion cu m. Or enough for 50,000 cu m of coral for each person on earth.
A few dm (1/100 m) seems like plenty for me even if I were inclined to collect it. I don’t suspect an immediate shortage, especially if only dead coral were used. (And who would give live, stinging coral?)
The coral reefs are huge and they are growing!
So I would say, it is plethora of renewable, sustainable resource.
And mostly made of CO2!
And as the waters get warmer (?) wouldn’t that be good for coral?
Looks like a necklace full of Pfyzrr blood clots.
You win the internet.
/kinda gagging though
;D
A few dm (1/100 m) seems like plenty for me even if I were inclined to collect it. I don’t suspect an immediate shortage, especially if only dead coral were used. (And who would give live, stinging coral?)
Try this only on a remote south sea island. in the interest of scientific inquire only: You harvest the coral of interest, haul it up on the shore beyond high tide, leave it for a week or so in the wind, rain and sun. With a little bit of look it will be done.. Stash it in your luggage. Don’t know if TSA will confiscate, but tell them you are on government business. This may work, especially if you can show them your orders. Option 2 is: carefully pack the coral in among the equipment you are sending back as excessive baggage. Option 2 may be good if the coral is not quite ripe.
I guess our SAR chapter will have to stop meeting at the Golden Coral.
I don’t know why you’re giving me advice to break the law, even if it is a stupid law. I said I wasn’t inclined to collect it, and if I were, there’s plenty of legal coral already harvested.
Australian Institute of Marine Science:
In 2022, widespread recovery has led to the highest coral cover recorded by the LTMP in the Northern and Central GBR.
I sacrificed a set of Jack Nicholas Golden Bears to the coral dirt on Guam. There was a couple of golf courses I used to play on back in the ‘80s and that Coral dirt and sand that makes up the island eats your clubs alive every time you swing through. The set was toast after about a year and a half.
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