{"id":183210,"date":"2022-05-07T21:06:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T15:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=183210"},"modified":"2022-05-07T21:06:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T15:36:36","slug":"from-corals-to-sharks-marine-species-can-glow-with-biofluorescence-in-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/from-corals-to-sharks-marine-species-can-glow-with-biofluorescence-in-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"From corals to sharks, marine species can glow with biofluorescence in the sea\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong>: Biofluorescence in Oceanic species<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Fluorescence in oceanic species<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Corals<\/strong>: Corals make so much of one particular protein which causes them to be fluorescent. This composes 15% of the protein in corals. Corals could use biofluorescence as an <strong>attractant for microbes<\/strong> with whom they have a symbiotic relationship \u2014 microbes have very good photoreceptors and can see different colours. So, this could be a great way to signal microbes to inhabit corals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fishes<\/strong>: Fishes use biofluorescence as camouflage or to call to other fish with the same phenomena.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Shark<\/strong>: The molecule causing fluorescence in sharks is an anti-microbial. So, nothing will ever grow on these sharks, even if they just sit at the bottom of the sea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sea turtle<\/strong>: Biofluorescence has also been found in a sea turtle<\/p>\n<p>Marine biofluorescence is stimulated by blue light. These species can absorb blue light and transform it into greens, oranges and reds.<\/p>\n<h5>How deep-sea mining impacts such species and reefs?<\/h5>\n<p>Deep-sea mining just vacuums up minerals from the ocean floor, razing through the habitat of these unique animals. Climate change is also impacting marine life.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the reefs have vanished or have very few species left in them. It can take thousands of years to build a healthy coral reef with a thriving ecosystem. Yet, human actions are wrecking these rapidly.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Way forward<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>We can all help marine conservation by getting involved in citizen science projects, joining beach cleanups and researching the sustainability of commodities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: This news is based on the article &#8220;<strong>From corals to sharks, marine species can glow with biofluorescence in the sea<\/strong>&#8221; published in <strong>the Times of India<\/strong> on <strong>7th May 22<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Context: Biofluorescence in Oceanic species Fluorescence in oceanic species Corals: Corals make so much of one particular protein which causes them to be fluorescent. This composes 15% of the protein in corals. Corals could use biofluorescence as an attractant for microbes with whom they have a symbiotic relationship \u2014 microbes have very good photoreceptors and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/from-corals-to-sharks-marine-species-can-glow-with-biofluorescence-in-the-sea\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">From corals to sharks, marine species can glow with biofluorescence in the sea\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10328,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,10496],"class_list":["post-183210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-times-of-india","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10328"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183210\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}