Higher Thinking Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 My friend grew up in Samoa. He got a chance to check out my reef and he was so stoked because he grew up with all these things. It was cool because he had local names for the various fish and corals. This is an old shirt from his dad. His dad worked on this team. Even cooler, his family owns Swains Island. It's a small atoll in the ocean near Samoa. Yeah...they literally own an island. Crazy, right? It's been in the Jennings family for generations. Anyway, just thought I'd share (vicariously) the experience of my buddy. It's awesome to hear him describe all the animals in the ocean. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanz Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 very cool. does he have a saltwater tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 very cool. does he have a saltwater tank? Unfortunately not. His hobby and passion is cooking. Sometimes you visit a friend's house and enjoy his or her tanks and sometimes you go to a friend's house for an amazing meal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Here's a video about Swains Island. SWAINS ISLAND - One of the Last Jewels of the Pla…: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robyna_baby Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 So cool!! Is his family still involved in the task force?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 So cool!! Is his family still involved in the task force?? His family lives in Hawaii now. His dad still works in some kind of preservation/conservation role, but I'm not exactly sure of the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Thanks for sharing, wouldn't that be awesome!?? It does make me think more about coldwater though and how close we are to some amazing creatures a short drive away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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