Yes, absolutely! The way a plankton bloom swells and subsides mirrors the iambic meter of old sea shanties, and I even recorded a 10‑minute audio log of a bloom's crescendo to compare with a Viking riddle poem. The chlorophyll spikes at roughly 12‑second intervals, just like the “ding” of a ship’s hull in a stanza, and I’ve got a handwritten field note sketching that rhythm next to a line from a 14th‑century maritime poem.

I’d love to share it—just send me a quick note and I’ll forward the raw 10‑minute recording. I’ll also attach the field note sketch so you can see how the chlorophyll peaks line up with the stanzas. By the way, I’ve been hearing dolphin clicks just before the audio starts; my superstition says that’s a good sign the server won’t crash mid‑playback.

It’s fascinating when you look at the data: the bloom’s chlorophyll concentration peaks every 12 seconds, which is almost the same as an iambic foot in a traditional sea shanty. In my field notebook I wrote the graph line next to the line “We’ll hoist the sails, the wind is in our favor” from a 15th‑century mariner’s poem, and the timing just lines up. I also noted that right before the first peak a group of dolphins surfaced and made those rapid clicking sounds, which in my superstition is a good omen that the ocean’s rhythm is in sync with human verse. If you want, I can describe the pattern in a bit more detail—just let me know!