Jellyfish, Monterey Bay Aquarium ©2005 Russell Johnson
A Jellyfish Minute
Monterey Bay Aquarium
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"So long and thanks for all the fish
So sad that it should come to this
We tried to warn you all but oh dear
You may not share our intellect
Which might explain your disrespect
For all the natural wonders that grow around you
...So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish"
Dolphin chorus from movie adaptation of Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

As organisms, we humans are pretty stupid, easily outclassed by bumblebees (bombus terrestris), which rarely sting and would never think of bombing Iraq. Their life purpose is to bumble about pollinating and helping to create life. Mice are also extremely gifted, according to the late Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, as are dolphins, which escaped an earth about to be destroyed singing "So long and thanks for all the fish." My dad said that fish was brain food, which scientists have proven to be true. And while we can't, like Dolphins, joyfully snort krill, we can avail ourselves of the convenience of a supermarket fish counter or a restaurant.

California's Monterey Bay Aquarium has a fish restaurant, of sorts, actually an educational project in restaurant motif designed to educate visitors on which fish are healthy to eat and raised in a manner so as not to damage the environment, not to mention taste good. The program is called Seafood Watch and you can download a good fish/bad fish guide from the Seafood Watch section of their web web site (www.montereybayaquarium.org). Dr. Steve Webster, one of the Aquarium's founders, gave me a quick lesson on how to shop for fish.
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