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While perhaps some are offshore oil rigs [1] - many are arrays of lights used to attract bait fish, phytoplankton, and squid [2] in order to increase commercial
by stevenrace 14y ago
While perhaps some are offshore oil rigs [1] - many are arrays of lights used to attract bait fish, phytoplankton, and squid [2] in order to increase commercial fishing yields.
[1] http://blogs.airspacemag.com/pettit/2012/03/mar-del-fuego/ http://blogs.airspacemag.com/pettit/2012/03/mar-del-fuego/
[2] http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2009/09/29/squids-and-light-pollution/ http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2009/09/29/squids-an...
- pserwylo 14y agoAhh, thank you for the links. They are some cool pictures from space, that really show how bright the oil rigs are. I can take solice in the fact I was about 1/8th right about the fishermen :)