Small and slippery salps as pretty as they are slimy

By Susan Scott

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 09, 2012

~~<p>After a day of sailing near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, I jumped off the boat in an anchorage called Yelapa Cove. The water gave me instant relief from the summer heat, but it also gave me pause. Dozens of … somethings were lightly bumping, but not stinging, my arms and legs.</p>
<p>Quickly I cleared my mask and peered into the olive green water. There necklaces, bracelets, earrings and brooches spiraled up, down, forward and backward. I had jumped into a jewelry store of salps.</p>
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After a day of sailing near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, I jumped off the boat in an anchorage called Yelapa Cove. The water gave me instant relief from the summer heat, but it also gave me pause. Dozens of … somethings were lightly bumping, but not stinging, my arms and legs.

Quickly I cleared my mask and peered into the olive green water. There necklaces, bracelets, earrings and brooches spiraled up, down, forward and backward. I had jumped into a jewelry store of salps. Login for more...