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There's an article on putting turbines in the gulf stream for power generation.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hA5dUTyeCiSKpIJVm2VyDegLPQiQD8UQ9R5O0
This seems like a potentially great idea, but since I'm a contrarian, I worry about the midwater and deep benthic cephs and the planktonic stuff... in particular, I'm reminded of Steve's concerns about planktonic egg masses. I wonder if planktonic things tend to avoid the high flows of the major currents, or lose with or without turbines if they drift into them, or if they're commonly pulled in... it seems like squids don't like to get on express currents that take them away from their preferred environments, so maybe they tend to avoid placing egg masses in currents that will take them long distances?
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hA5dUTyeCiSKpIJVm2VyDegLPQiQD8UQ9R5O0
This seems like a potentially great idea, but since I'm a contrarian, I worry about the midwater and deep benthic cephs and the planktonic stuff... in particular, I'm reminded of Steve's concerns about planktonic egg masses. I wonder if planktonic things tend to avoid the high flows of the major currents, or lose with or without turbines if they drift into them, or if they're commonly pulled in... it seems like squids don't like to get on express currents that take them away from their preferred environments, so maybe they tend to avoid placing egg masses in currents that will take them long distances?