Plankton Straining principle
Lessons from Basking Shark
Strain the sea.
Open-Mouth Plankton Straining
Core lesson
Great size can be sustained by gathering what the ocean offers in tiny pieces.
Biological basis
Basking Sharks are enormous filter-feeding sharks that swim with their mouths open to strain plankton from seawater using gill rakers.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
FiltrationReceiving abundanceTiny inputsGentle giantsSustained growth