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Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 19/1/2026 (lemmy.nz)
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Welcome to this week’s casual kōrero thread!

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[–] Username@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I saw a salp yesterday. Not a chain of them, just a single one. I’d never seen one before…or maybe never noticed them. Either way it was cool to see.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I didn't even know they were a thing, apparently they are common in NZ too! A few pics on wikipedia for anyone wondering.

Were you in the water or the boat? I'm wondering how easy it was to identify. I've spent a fair amount of time in (recreational) fishing boats and never knew I should be looking for them!

[–] Username@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They are really small and not easy to see if they are on their own but I did see it from the boat. It almost looked like a piece of rubbish at first. Just a little clear tube with a red dot. I guess there are different species of salp and I don’t know which one I saw. Apparently their numbers play a role in climate change. They filter carbon from the ocean and prevent it entering the atmosphere.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, 1 to 10cm, so I can imagine they could be hard to spot.

Apparently salp numbers are increasing, if they thrive in higher carbon environments then that makes sense. Hopefully the impact climate change in a good way.