In this edition of Seven Seas Bulletin from @PortSundries asks, "Did giant coconut crabs eat Amelia Earhart!?" Did you know that newborn baby orca T046B3A's great-grandmother almost spent her life in a SeaWorld tank? Do you know what is overfishing is? And we offer some reef safe sunscreen advice.
Did Giant Crabs Eat Amelia Earhart?
On July 2, 1937, Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while nearing their destination of Howland Island. Some theorize that they ended up on the coral atoll Nikumaroro. If the plane crashed or landed on an island in this region, coconut crabs (Birgus latro) may have eaten Earhart's and Noonan's remains. These giant "robber" crabs can grow to over 3 feet, weigh 9 pounds, and have can be found across the Indian and Pacific Oceans. From the East Coast of Africa in Zanzibar to French Polynesia.
Read more at :
- Has Amelia Earhart’s Lost Aircraft Finally Been Found?
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general-history-famous-people/amelia-earhart-0021864 - Was Amelia Earhart Really Eaten By Giant Crabs?
The short answer is we don’t know, but the crab theory certainly has a pinch to it.
https://www.iflscience.com/was-amelia-earhart-really-eaten-by-giant-crabs-68581 - Coconut crabs: The bird-eating behemoths thriving on isolated tropical islands
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/coconut-crabs-bird-eating-giants-on-tropical-islands.html - The Biggest Crabs In the World May Have Eaten Amelia Earhart
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wild-life-excerpt-coconut-crabs - An Amelia Earhart conspiracy, a missing rifle and powerful pincers: the coconut crab is an icon
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2020/06/an-amelia-earhart-conspiracy-a-missing-rifle-and-powerful-pincers-the-coconut-crab-is-an-icon/
The Orca that almost wasn't.
On March 20, 2025, the Pacific Whale Watch Association spotted a new baby orca in the T46B pod in the Juan de Fuca Strait of the Salish Sea. Designated T046B3A, this new born cetacean is the great-grand-calf of T046 (Wake), one of the last captured orcas in the United States. In 1976, SeaWorld's Don Goldsberry was seen using planes, power boats, and seal bombs to force six orcas into Puget Sound. Soon after Sea World lost it's permit to capture orcas in Washington state waters and T046 would find their way back into the wild.
- Baby orca is a descendent of a whale almost sold to SeaWorld in 1976
https://www.popsci.com/environment/new-orca-calf/ - New Orca Calf Is a Descendant of the ‘Budd Inlet Six,’ the Last Killer Whales Captured in United States Waters in 1976
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-orca-calf-is-a-descendant-of-the-budd-inlet-six-the-last-killer-whales-captured-in-united-states-waters-in-1976-180986335/ - PWWA Releases 2024 Sightings & Sentinel Actions Report
https://www.pacificwhalewatchassociation.com/media - CAPTURED! Sold to the highest bidder!
https://www.whaleresearch.com/post/captured-sold-to-the-highest-bidder - Some photos of the white orca that is in the pod (not about the baby orca)
https://spiritoforca.com/2020/05/20/t46bs-the-white-whale/
What is Overfishing? What does this term mean?
Overfishing occurs when fish are caught faster than they can reproduce, leading to population declines and ecosystem disruption. This unsustainable practice diminishes biodiversity, destabilizes food webs, harms coastal economies, and threatens global food security.
One-third of the global fish stocks are currently overfished.
At this rate many of the world's stocks may be on the brink of collapse if action is not taken.
- The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture
https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/66538eba-9c85-4504-8438-c1cf0a0a3903/content/cd0683en.html - One-third of the world’s assessed fish stocks are overexploited
https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/one-third-of-the-worlds-assessed-fish-stocks-are-overexploited - World Wildlife Fund Overfishing Overview
https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/overfishing - How overfishing threatens the world's oceans—and why it could end in catastrophe
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/critical-issues-overfishing
Help keep the ocean and yourself healthy with reef safe sunscreens.
Avoid sunscreens that contain :
- Oxybenzone
- Benzophenone-1
- Benzophenone-8
- OD-PABA
- 4-Methylbenzylidene
camphor - 3-Benzylidene camphor
- nano-Titanium dioxide
- nano-Zinc oxide
- Octinoxate
- Octocrylene
Consider staying out of the direct sun between 10am and 2pm, wear a hat, use a sun umbrella, and wear UV protecting clothing..
- Skincare Chemicals and Coral Reefs
Common chemicals used in thousands of products to protect against harmful effects of ultraviolet light threaten corals and other marine life.
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/sunscreen-corals.html - 22 Sustainable Beach Tips to Plan an Eco-friendly Beach Trip
https://curiositysavestravel.com/22-sustainable-beach-tips-to-plan-an-eco-friendly-beach-trip/
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