Did Humans Make Oceans Lose Its Memory? Geeky Science! - Thom Hartmann

May 12, 2022

Here's progressive broadcaster and author Thom Hartmann with one of his recent Geeky Science segments:

And here's a Yellow-eyed surgeonfish floating in from Western Australia to watch Thom's video!

Above image: Botanical fish drawing, pencil on paper by Jude Cowell 2022

Portrait of a Brown-spotted wrasse

Oh look! A Brown-spotted wrasse has floated by!

Oil and watercolor pencils on paper by Jude Cowell.

Sea sweep (scorpis sequipinnis), a fish portrait by Jude Cowell

Oh, look, it's a pencil portrait of a Sea sweep, scorpis sequipinnis (Richardson) from Recherche Archipelago (Western Australia) and he's here to favor us both with a peek at his botanical portrait, my attempt to capture in pencil his natural insouciance.

As if!

Why Does This Species of Fish Migrate? BP Oil Spill in the news

Well, here's a Curious Fish Fact: 80% of a species of freshwater fish, the Common roach fish (Rutilus rutilus) migrates to nearby streams in order to keep from becoming a predator's dinner. Little smarties!

And while it's true that in the last several months I've had no time for drawing botanical fish portraits, fresh or salty, I am remiss in updating Dreamyfish Art due to a new member entering our family in 2012--yet I thought you might want to get the scoop on roach fish! Babies do have schedules of their own, don't they?

So here's a tidbit on the current courtroom drama in which the judge watchs former BP head Tony Hayward's testimony about BP's 2010 spoilage of our Gulf Coast.

Now here's the usual message of this blog brought to you by the Ornate butterfish you see pictured below:

Save Our Oceans!

Two Years On: Sick Fish at BP Spill Site

BP Oil Fiasco Keeps on Giving Death and Destruction

Open sores aren't the only indication of BP's oil 'spill' damage to Gulf Coast wildlife as Ornate butter fish discovered while surfing the Net...

Illustration: Ornate butter fish, Pentapodus porosus; habitat: Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia; oil & watercolour pencil drawing by Jude Cowell; all rights reserved by artist.

In the Dreamyfish Art spotlight: Fish v Turtle video!

Contenders! Guess who wins this undersea tussle?

Economic analysis excludes BP Deepwater Horizon fiasco!

How crazy is this?

Because how rigged that the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in 2010 is completely left out of calculations affecting future plans being made to drill drill drill...

Rigging numbers--and in this case, leaving out a major event altogether--causes results and conclusions to be skewed, and it's easy to see who benefits from this flawed analysis.

West Coast forage fish in danger 11.4.11

Hello again, fellow fish lovers!

Oceana has released a new report concerning dangerous conditions of West Coast forage fish which you may wish to check out.

Now you know I have no drawings of forage fish from the West Coast in my files but here's a little fellow you may have met before who'd like to say, Hi! and weigh in support of his foraging cousins...



This is my pencil drawing of a Pale sweetlips from Western Australia. But here are some other sweetlips specimens with photos and details.


To save ourselves, we must Save Our Oceans!

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Is Deepwater Horizon Oil Leaking Again? 9.1.11

Sliding Down a Slicky Memory Lane (a BP-Gulf Blowout Deja-vu)

by Jude Cowell


Is the belatedly capped Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico leaking oil? A photo from 2010 indicates this may be so, I'm very sad to tell you.

Remember that happy day when I posted that the 'BP cap is stopping leak' circa July 15, 2010?

The headline then was that no more oil is leaking from the Deepwater Horizon well. Yes, Neptune is deeply involved in the whole BP oil fiasco and its cover-up since in Astrology nebulous Neptune rules oceans, oil, gas, leaks, fraud, deception, veils, illusions, delusions, cover-ups, dispersants and chemicals, poisons, drugs, smothering, and lies.

In a word? BP.

Now it's September 2011 and Scotland's North Sea has recently been breached by an oil leak with environmentalists demanding more answers from Royal Dutch Shell than they've received so far.

As you know, the propaganda going round is that Corporations Are People, Too--until the bagpiper is ready to be paid. Then they skip out on the bill and leave government (we-the-people) with as much of their tab as they can get away with.

Well, the little Red-banded wrasse you see below doesn't seem much impressed with 'royalty' acting badly no matter which flag they fly. He hints that human personages who can't get enough power and wealth need to get wise to their bad selves, back off, and take responsibility for their activities like all Oil Can Harrys end up doing if they criminalize society long enough--creeping about oppressing people and having their misguided way.

Okay, I'll hush about it. For now. And turn you over to Mr. Red-banded in a close-up from his Dreamyfish Art portrait, a botanical pencil rendering by yours truly but within his own imaginary scenario as a colorful backdrop in which to float about in his fondest dreams!



Hey! If you like the occasional fish drawing or Art on the cosmic side, you may wish to browse my Jude Cowell Art Shop @ Zazzle for Dreamyfish Art prints and posters (including the little fellow above), plus other art-decorated goodies such as iPad and iPhone covers waiting for you to check them out as you may!

Oh, and fyi: Stars Over Washington has been recently updated with videos and Political Astrology articles (written in English, not to fret) if you're interested. jc

Dr. Samantha Joye on Gulf Coast's hopes for quick recovery

Brown-spotted wrasse, a Dreamyfish Art pencil portrait drawn by Jude Cowell.

Even with ten blogs to my credit, it isn't often I get to cite an article from my hometown newspaper, the Athens Banner-Herald, concerning a topic of national interest. Yet today I can because recent remarks by UGA marine biologist, Dr. Samantha Joye, known for her study of the BP-Gulf Coast oil blowout and its effects on marine life, are published for our consideration.

Apparently, BP is glowingly touting that the Gulf of Mexico and its damaged waters and coastline will be good-to-go next year! But Dr. Joye, in a flurry of realism based on scientific knowledge and experience, begs to differ with BP's rosy scenario.

And I suspect that any Brown-spotted wrasse possessing a measure of common sense would agree with Dr. Joye, don't you?

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Note: you'll find my botanical fish drawings on merchandise such as art prints/wall posters, greeting cards, and mousepads at Jude Cowell Art Shop @ Zazzle.

Sea Radiation in Japan (video)

Here's a report on the conditions in Japan after the March 11, 2011 earthquake-tsunami resulting in nuclear meltdown with massive amounts of radiation entering the surrounding sea..."sea radiation."

Yes, radiation has shown up here in America though you won't hear much about it in the mainstream media so if I were you, I'd turn to Democracy Now! for updates on the entire sad situation.

And here's my favorite little Breaksea cod from Western Australia who's feeling very threatened about now - and who can blame him?



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View my Botanical Fish images and more on handy merchandise 24/7 in my Jude Cowell Art Shop at Zazzle whenever you wish!

Return of the Mystery Fish

Today I'm re-publishing a mugshot: Return of the Mystery Fish for as of yet, no one has left a comment identifying this little blue and yellow fellow. Please ID him if you can!

Yes, naturally I learned my lesson after I had neglected to add Mystery Fish's name to the back of the paper so I've made certain ever since that each fish I draw has both its common and Latin names penciled on back before any portrait is complete - though technically, this drawing has a missing bit toward the fish's tail - have a go @ spotting it if you can!

10.10.10 International Day of Action takes on Climate Change

Heads up! A movement is underway for taking action on climate change issues. Check out the 10.10.10 website for more information and find out what you can do to participate.

Yes, October 10, 2010 will be here very soon and our little Bengal sergeant is calling us to arms!



And for all manner of science and environmental news Bengal sergeant also recommends to you the Earth and Sky website.

Botanical drawing of a Knightfish

Here's a little Knightfish swimming in from Western Australia and wondering if we'll ever get our act together enough to...

Save Our Oceans!

So now this lovely underwater photo of a Knightfish (aka, Pineapple Fish for obvious reasons) has turned up so you may wish to snag yourself a view while you still can.

Sea sweep sweeps in!

A specimen of Southern Australia's Sea sweep, Scorpis aequipinnis, has swept in as if to say, Hello from the depths of the oceans!

View a 'Dreamyfish Art' Slide Show Panel!

make custom gifts at Zazzle

Okay, now I'm totally cookin' with a cool Zazzle Panel slide show of Dreamyfish Art images (and more) now offered as Wall Art Posters in my Jude Cowell Art Shop!

Western blue devil drawing now a Wall Art Poster!

This small image of my botanical rendering of a Western blue devil of Western Australia may now be ordered as a larger Wall Art Poster, or you may splash the little fellow on various other items in my Zazzle Shop with the Customize It! button - grab a snorkel and swim over the 'net to peek at the blue devil and other Dreamyfish Art images in my new Zazzle Shop...

click the post title for a Zazzle Art browse!

Fishy Visitor from Carnac Island

You have a visitor from Carnac Island, one you've met before. It's Mr. Slender weed whiting enquiring, "How cool are the waters off Western Australia?"

For as you may know, Carnac Island is home of the Tiger Snakes, eek!

Sea sweep: a portrait

Got any dusty corners? Then have I got a Sea sweep for you!

Drawing by Jude Cowell 2009+

Clown surgeonfish says, Happy Birthday, America!

Here's a lovely little Clown surgeonfish from Western Australia floating by to say Hello!

Having gotten word in the last 3 days of three friends having surgery (one of them shockingly unexpected), I thought perhaps a surgeonfish was the way to swim around here at Dreamyfish Art today.

But don't forget to mosey by my latest blog Two Hours You'll Never Get Back where you'll find more of my drawings on several themes (including fishies), a bunch of other stuff (such as America's Solar Return 2009 for July 4th!), and some very interesting links to other blogs and sites as well...

So Clown surgeonfish and I say, Happy 233rd birthday, America, you're still my only nag in the race!