Jordan Star wrote:
>
> Hello All
> Lets not forget the classic (40 or so years old) 20 Thousand Leagues
> Under the Sea by Jules Vern.  A large squid attacks the submarine
> Nautilus.  (snip)

I am new to the list and, as requested in the "welcome" post, will
introduce myself. But first:

The real classic is the 1915 version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
It was the first commercial use of underwater cinematography. Cast and
crew all used Fleuss Davis rebreathers, the first commercially
successful SCUBA.

But mollusks hit their cinematographic peak in the 1942 "Reap the Wild
Wind" with John Wayne, Rita Hayworth, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey,
Charles Bickford, Ray Milland and a giant squid that kills the Duke. The
squid won an Oscar! No kidding. (Special Effects)

I have been a member of COA for a year. My collection, such as it is, is
entirely self-collected, and entirely from a reef system we locals call
the Boynton Ledge, about seventeen miles of South Florida reef running
from the Boca Raton/Delray Beach line north to a point off the Lake
Worth pier, at a depth of 60 to 130 feet

I have about 135 species and have just started cataloging them.  I have
a number of shells that I am unable to identify and hope to connect with
a local experienced sheller that can help. I do not take live shells
unless they are something I do not already have or they are markedly
superior to what is already in my collection. I very much enjoy
observing live molluscs at work and play on the reef.

I have about 800 hours of bottom time on this stretch of reef and will
be happy to share tips with other divers. If there are any locals that
could help with some identification problems, I'd be much obliged.

Now, back to lurk mode.

mike gray