The Akai Umi {the red ocean} picks up its deep violet color from several sources - minerals from the Akashi Yama, minerals from undersea volcano activity, minerals from the coral reefs, and a wide variety of beneficial algae. The Akai Umi lives within the gap (15288 km) between the east coast of Shinrin and the west coast of Tairiku, and the gap (12472 km) between the east coast of Shinrin and the north coast of the Caoyuen {wild grasslands} continent, and the gap (13880 km) between the east coast of Caoyuen and the west coast of Tairiku. The gaps are the result of continental shifts over millions of years, Shinrin and Caouyen in the southwestern hemisphere were once part of the continent of Tairiku in the southeastern hemisphere, and the continental shelf's over which the Akai Umi sits are enormous. The Akai Umi holds many of the most popular commercial fishing grounds on the planet, and also some of the most populous global sea trade lanes, with most of the traffic out of the cities of Siniy, Majuro, and Port. The Same no Umi {shark ocean} stretches (22530 km) from the west coast of Shinrin to the east coast of Tairiku, and covers most of the planet. It is home to more than five hundred species of sharks (hence the name) and other very large creatures of the deep. Its sea lanes and trade routes originate mostly from Leyte and then travels to many of the larger islands in the northern hemisphere as well as other ports across the world. The average depth of the oceans is 6820 meters, but the greatest depths lie in the Haishe Mizo {sea serpent trench} in the Same no Umi, it is 14797 meters at its deepest and ranges from 69 kilometers to 198 kilometers wide as it ranges 11748 kilometers in a serpentine manner across the sea floor and forms an arc of one of the three 'Rings of Fire' on planet. Another well known feature of the Same no Umi is the Seiyo Hosho {western barrier reef} consisting of hundreds of small islands, atolls, and reefs. The Seiyo Hosho lies between fifty and two hundred kilometers off the western coastline of Shinrin, it is 3653 kilometers in length and 514380 square kilometers in area. It is as much as 400 meters deep in places, but as shallow as 35 meters in most. It is clearly visible from space. As it is a Crown Marine Nature Preserve - commercial fishing, mining, and drilling are forbidden in a one hundred kilometer sphere around the reef system, recreational fishing is allowed and licensed, but limited by weights (individual and total catch), species, and times of year. The Seiyo Hosho is regularly patrolled by the Nejiro Defense Troop and by both the NPO Sea Patrol and the Koizumi Kaijo boei-gun to assure this. Permanent structures are not allowed in the Seiyo Hosho Preserve, except for on a few designated islands with limited capacities. It is one of the most popular snorkeling and diving spots on the planet and there are two resorts, Treasure Island Beach Club on Crusoe Isle and Hotel Cairns on Daydream Isle, and a handful of ryokan and minshuku {bed & breakfast} that cater to the tourists. Imagine Starwood Resort on Hitode Shime {starfish isle} is exclusive to the planets Ichizoku membership and The Palm Royale on Silkari Isle is exclusive to the Ichizoku membership of the Shinrin continent. There are numerous multiday sailing trips booked through the cities of Samar and Yakan. La Marina is a floating port that may dock and service up to three hundred boats, yachts, freight ships, or cruise ships located between Crusoe Isle and Tayna Isle {mystery}. Twenty five percent of all fees and licenses generated through tourism in the area goes to the Seiyo Hosho Hozen Kikin {western barrier reef conservation fund} and is applied to the scientific study and conservation of the reef system. The reef system grows an average of two centimeters a year and more than four hundred species of coral, over fifteen hundred species of fish, and four thousand species of mollusk have been identified. Due to the shallower waters around the reef system many of the larger denizens of the deep avoid the west coast of Shinrin altogether, some of which include:
Haishe {sea serpent} an egg laying, gilled, scaled, non-venomous, constrictor sea serpent that grows up to seventy meters long and seven meters wide that hunts anything smaller than itself, they have even attacked submarines and other submersible vehicles
Haelyong {sea dragon} smooth skinned carnivorous mammals in mottled shades of gray, black, and white that have long triangular heads with large eyes and conical bladed teeth, they have four flipper limbs, a dorsal fin, and vertical tail fin used for propulsion with a cruising speed of about fifteen km/h and top speeds of about fifty km/h, they are air breathing and have recorded dives of over three thousand meters for over three hours, they bear live young that grow up to thirty meters long with a layer of blubber for living in the deep oceans, they use echolocation and sound waves to navigate and communicate
Osagame {leatherback} tropical tear dropped shape sea turtles that reach lengths up to four meters and weigh as much as nine hundred kilograms and feed largely on jellyfish, they have been observed diving to depths of thirteen hundred meters in pursuit of prey, and moving at thirty three kilometers per hour in the water, females may travel up to twenty thousand kilometers to lay her eggs on favored breeding beaches
Frilled Sharks with a broad flattened head, rounded fins and a sinuous body covered in sharp chisel shaped denrtricles whose gills form a red fringe around its neck, its serpentine body's cartilageinous skeleton is only slighly calcified to aid in its quick snake like strikes at prey and its ability to hang motionless in deep water, its posterior fins are also able to las out at prey, its jaws filled with three hundred backward trident shaped teeth in rows ends at the back of its head to allow it to engulf prey half as long as its body which may grow up to seven meters long
Levayathyn are mega octopi (largest sighting via submersible drone, approximate length nine meters, weight two hundred seventy kilograms) that are armored with flexible scales and dentricles, and live mostly deep in the oceans trenches
Sea Tigers species similar to mackerel shark that uses magnetoreception for navigation, they may grow up to twenty five meters long with a bite force of an average of 182,000 newtons and teeth built for grabbing prey and breaking bone, they travel at speeds up to twenty five km/h and at depths up to eighteen hundred meters, with an ombre grey on grey on grey striped color scheme
