Not exact matches
are an okra dish
from Woodfire Grill in Atlanta, a
sea cucumber dish in China, and a seafood chowder at Bar Crudo in SF!
5 large lettuce leaves 4 raw beetroots 2 raw carrots 1/2
cucumber 1/2 red onion 3 avocados 5 cherry tomatoes 1 handful of cilantro (coriander) or flat - leaf parsley 2 tbsp olive oil 2 limes, juice (start with the juice
from 1 lime and adjust to your taste)
sea salt & black pepper
1 medium tomato, cored and cut into quarters 1 small
cucumber, peeled and cut into large chunks Flesh
from 1/2 avocado, cut into large chunks 3 large basil leaves 1/2 jalapeño (optional) 3/4 cup lightly packed watercress or baby spinach leaves 1 small celery stalk (optional) 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar (or more to taste) 1 tablespoon agave syrup 2 ice cubes Filtered water (optional) Kosher or
sea salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil Reserve one - quarter of the tomato, two
cucumber chunks, two avocado chunks, and one basil leaf.
Filling (adapted
from Raw Food / Real World) 1/2 cup chopped raw cashews 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1/2 teaspoon
sea salt 1/4 cup agave syrup 1/2 cup lemon juice 2 tablespoon chopped ginger 1 small chili — seeded and chopped 11/2 tablespoon nama shoyu 1 cup raw almond butter 1/2 head savoy cabbage — shredded 1 handful cilantro 1 handful basil — torn 1 handful mint leaves 1 large carrot — cut into thin strips 1 large mango — cut into strips 1
cucumber — seeded and cut into strips
To serve, remove
cucumber spears
from brine, lightly shaking off excess liquid but leaving on any seasonings; sprinkle with za'atar and
sea salt.
Create building bricks
from healthy cheese, carrots and
cucumbers — or a hot dog octopus, swimming across a
sea of
cucumber.
At intervals over the next 26 hours, the researchers took samples
from different tissues within the
sea cucumbers, and tested them for carbon - 14 and iron.
Sea cucumbers at Station M feed on dead algae (brown material on gray deep - sea mud) that sank from the sunlit surface waters after a massive algal blo
Sea cucumbers at Station M feed on dead algae (brown material on gray deep -
sea mud) that sank from the sunlit surface waters after a massive algal blo
sea mud) that sank
from the sunlit surface waters after a massive algal bloom.
The
sea squirts, he thinks, are recent colonizers
from open water, but the
sea cucumbers are probably remnants of the original ecosystem
from before the collapse of the Larsen Ice Shelf.
For years, scientists have been unable to reconcile the nutritional requirements of crustaceans,
sea cucumbers, snails, and tube worms nearly a mile beneath the surface with the amount of nourishment — microscopic organisms and other organic matter — that rains down
from above.
A new material, which makes like a
sea cucumber, shifting
from rigid to soft, could have medically valuable applications
Case Western University chemist Christoph Weder has developed a biopolymer that, like the
sea cucumber's skin, can change
from stiff to supple in an instant.
Consider stocking at least a few representatives
from each of the following groups: Sponges — many types, shapes, sizes and colors Zoanthids — colonial anemones (some can be harmful to true corals) Anemones — short tentacle, long tentacle and carpet Corallimorphs — mushroom anemones, Ricordea, Discosoma and elephant - ear Cerianthids — tube - dwelling anemones Mollusks (with and without shell)--
sea slugs,
sea hares, nudibranches, turbo snails and many types of living shells and clams Cephalopods — octopus and cuttlefish Worms — feather dusters Arthropods — crabs, hermit crabs, shrimp and lobsters Echinoderms —
sea urchins,
sea cucumbers,
sea stars (starfish), serpent stars and brittle stars.
Location: about 600 meters opposite to the southern end of Bulabog Beach Access: either by boat or
from the shore Experience: all divers Depth: 5 - 20 meters Visibility: up to 20 meters Current: low - moderate Characteristics: reef drift dive with
sea snakes,
sea cucumbers,
sea stars, moray eels, nudibranchs, anemones, soft corals, hard corals
Location: in the northwest of Boracay Island Access: about 15 minutes by boat
from White Beach Experience: all divers Depth: 7 - 24 meters Visibility: up to 20 meters Current: low Characteristics: series of walls which are connected to Yapak with
sea cucumbers,
sea stars, soft corals, stone corals, moray eels, stingrays
Location: southeast of Boracay, in the Tabon Strait Access: about 25 minutes by boat
from White Beach Experience: advanced divers Depth: 5 - 20 meters Visibility: up to 30 meters Current: strong Characteristics: 2 dive sites (small Laurel and big Laurel) with walls, tunnel, reef, many fish species, sponges,
sea cucumbers,
sea stars,
sea snakes, nudibranchs, soft corals, hard corals, black corals, leathery corals good for photography
A coral wall slopes down gradually
from about 25 to 80 feet / 8 -24 mt. Sightings here could include lobsters, barracudas, lizardfish, Nassau grouper, angel fish, furry
sea cucumber and lots of other juvenile reef fish.
Heading out
from the dive site is a sandy plane loaded with southern rays, eagle rays, furry
sea cucumbers, and garden eels.
And our expert guide Ranti
from Thalassa Dive Resort found us this polyclad flatworm on the back of a
sea cucumber.
Over a millennium later, in 1998, divers searching for
sea cucumbers uncovered the wreckage, a dazzling trove of more than 60,000 objects which has remade scholarship on topics ranging
from ancient trade policy to the history of porcelain.
In the past he travelled on the Grand Union Canal
from London to Birmingham making pickled
cucumbers on the way or more recently
from the Akashi
Sea, near Kobe, to Tokyo carrying a live octopus.
And not to mention that hopping on a
sea cucumber helps the brittle stars to get
from one coral reef to another more expeditiously than on their own.
The recent transformation of this ecosystem
from one dominated by a diverse assemblage of rockfish, crabs,
sea stars, anemones,
sea cucumbers, flatfish, lingcod and more to one devoid of life except microbes has been stunning, wholly unexpected and downright scary.
But not to worry — other research has actually shown we can feed
sea cucumbers from above.
From this they conclude
sea cucumbers could — perhaps — help improve the resilience of shallow
seas around reef system to ocean acidification — as long as these waters don't mix too much:
Sea cucumber poo may be the key to saving the world's great coral reefs
from devastation.