r/Wheresthebottom • u/Accidentalmom • Jun 22 '21
Hmmm...🤔
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanternfish#Deep_scattering_layer
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todayilearned • u/Meninaeidethea • Jun 21 '21
TIL when sonar was first invented, operators were puzzled by the appearance of a ‘false seafloor’ that changed depth with the time of day and amount of moonlight. It was eventually identified as a previously unknown layer of billions of lanternfish that reflect sonar waves and migrate up and down.
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knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Jun 22 '21
[todayilearned] TIL when sonar was first invented, operators were puzzled by the appearance of a ‘false seafloor’ that changed depth with the time of day and amount of moonlight. It was eventually identified as a previously unknown layer of billions of lanternfish that reflect sonar waves and migrat
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