Talk:Sargasso Sea

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A matter worth discussing is how to go about preserving the Sargasso Sea by some kind of international marine or maritime agreement. Having worked in the international context of protection of the marine environment for many years, it appears evident that protection of marine areas, in particular on the high seas need strong advocacy from someone before the discussion even starts. Since no state claims sovreignity over these waste parts of the Atlantic Ocean, it will probabely not get it.

Is protection necesary? The area is within reach of the maritime trafic, including oil tankers en route from the Gulfs area tc. If, for some reason or the other the Sargasso Sea rea is used for changing ballast there are 2 threats, pollution and boinvasion.

I might be allone thinking of protection the Sargasso Area, bu it is stil my sincere opinion.

That's all well and good, but Wikipedia isn't the proper forum. Please review WP:NOR, WP:NPOV and WP:NOT. Cheers, TomerTALK 04:13, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Well, I would have thought that a mention of any threats to it, or attempts to preserve it might be in order, if such things go beyond banter on this site and some organization or other has taken up the cause.

I'm no expert on this page, but 207.255.33.57's comments seemed like vandalism to me so I reverted them. If the section about the SSOO was deleted for a reason then feel free to revert, but it'd be best to state why on this page. RossMM 19:58, 18 January 2007 (UTC)



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[edit] Axed Himilco

I've removed Himilco. How would a a guy known as a European coastal trader end up in the western Atlantic? 129.16.97.227 15:27, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] lifeless?

i suggest we remove the term "lifeless". There are few lifeless biotopes on earth and this is not one of them, there's floating seaweed and at least 2 species of large animals migrate there to have offspring, so it's more likely the sea there is quite rich in life. Also, why no image of the Sargasso surface? Shoombooly 07:42, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

While it is indeed not lifeless, the article does not claim it to be so. Only that people often think that.
129.16.97.227 12:46, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Modest Mouse Music Video

Why was the modest mouse music video reference deleted? It is the setting for an important cultural media event. (Lhenslee (talk) 06:28, 6 December 2007 (UTC))

I think it should be added again, perhaps under a category called Cultural References with other relevant references. Though not sure how proper that would be for wikipedia. -Enviropearson (talk) 19:40, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Map request

This article needs a better map, showing surrounding currents. I'll post some sources at Talk:Gyre. -- Beland (talk) 23:20, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

I found a good map, but am not sure how to credit it. Looks like it is from National Geographic, but several webpages use it. One, Richard Corfield (who uses it as part of an online book it appears) said he found it on the web. You can see the image here(scroll down):

http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/chia/caribbean/sargasso_sea.htm

I think it works better than current image used. --Enviropearson (talk) 19:29, 30 March 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Organization of Page

As a start to updating this page, I reorganized it into the following subtopics:

-First two paragraphs are the intro, no subtitle
-Third paragraph is Ecology, also including bit about Craig Venter and plastics
-Fourth paragraph History
-Fifth paragraph Connection to the Bermuda Triangle

I think the North Sea article has a good layout that should be followed as it is a B rated article. Will be updating more later... -Enviropearson (talk) 19:40, 30 March 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Reference Material

Good article to go through and find info on the Sargasso is here, from US NOAA:

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/seagrass.html

One of the only books I could find on the Sargasso is this one: Teal, J. and M. Teal. 1975. The Sargasso Sea. Little, Brown, Boston, MA, 216 p. Enviropearson (talk) 02:07, 11 April 2008 (UTC)