United Seas ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ S/RES/588
COD INVESTIGATIONS
Field Report 231 (2026)
Filed by the Cod Investigators at the General School's 5132nd meeting, on 2026-08-02
I. Executive Summary
Following the suspension of the Surface Relations Initiative, the Office of External Affairs continued passive monitoring of terrestrial spaces. This monitoring identified recurring publications describing "Cyprinodon diabolis," a fish species confined to a single desert pool and subject to biannual counts by a terrestrial wildlife agency. Hydrological surveys by the Sonoran Delegation confirmed the pool connects to the wider aquifer system, placing its status within the Charter pending determination by the Security Groupers.
II. The Habitat
The hole. The entirety of the population's usable habitat, and the population itself, is visible in this image.
The population occupies a single sunlit shelf near the surface of a cavern of unknown depth. Water temperature holds at 33°C, with marginal dissolved oxygen. Terrestrial estimates of the population's isolation range from several thousand to tens of thousands of years.
III. Findings
Terrestrial recordkeeping indicates a population fluctuating between 35 and the low hundreds. This is the smallest sustained vertebrate population presently known to the United Seas.
Given the short generational turnover and total isolation of the population, the Investigators consider it unlikely that any tradition referencing open waters or the United Seas has persisted to the present day.
Activity observed by terrestrial parties is limited entirely to grazing on algal growth along the shelf. No behavior indicating sovereignty or sapience has been recorded. The Investigators cannot determine whether this reflects the constraints of the habitat, the limitations of terrestrial observation, or some other unknown factor.
IV. Recommendations
The Investigators defer the question of jurisdiction over a landlocked habitat to the Security Groupers for resolution. The Investigators take no further position at this time.
United Seas ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ S/RES/1509
SECURITY GROUPERS
Resolution 1509 (2026)
Adopted by the Security Groupers at its 7238nd meeting, on 2026-08-02
The Security Groupers,
Recalling Report 231 of the Cod Investigations concerning the population of pupfish discovered within an isolated aquifer beneath the Amargosa Desert.
Noting the Secretariat's assessment that the population, currently numbering 77, constitutes the most geographically isolated marine population known to the United Seas.
Noting further the Investigators' assessment that, owing to the brevity of individual lifespans and the completeness of its isolation, the population may retain no cultural or historical memory of open water.
Reaffirming its commitment to the voluntary and non-coercive character of all contact with unincorporated populations, as set out in the Concord of Rapa Nui.
Having considered, and by a vote of 44 to 6, with 3 abstentions, rejected the objection of the Sargasso Commonwealth that a landlocked, aquifer-fed pool situated beneath a desert does not constitute sovereign territory of the United Seas within the meaning of the Charter.
Welcoming the proposal of the delegation of the Sundaic Shelf to dispatch air-breathing envoys capable of travel across dry land.
1. Decides to dispatch a delegation of mudskippers to attempt contact with the population.
2. Requests the mudskippers to report on the outcome of the mission at the earliest opportunity.
3. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
United Seas ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ S/RES/1514
SECURITY GROUPERS
Resolution 1514 (2026)
Adopted by the Security Groupers at its 7251st meeting, on 2026-08-24
The Security Groupers,
Recalling its Resolution 1509 concerning the population of pupfish.
Expressing its regret that the delegation of mudskippers dispatched pursuant to Resolution 1509 was compelled to abandon its mission and return to open water, having advanced no further than a few dozen meters beyond the irrigation canal.
Noting the finding of the Secretariat that no amphibious species presently known to the United Seas is capable of completing the overland portion of the journey.
Welcoming the initiative of the Chelonian Caucus in invoking its longstanding accord with the unincorporated desert tortoise communities of the Mojave, and in securing their agreement to attempt the journey on the United Seas' behalf.
1. Decides to accept the offer of assistance from the desert tortoises, as facilitated by the Chelonian Caucus.
2. Requests the Secretariat to render any logistical support requested by the desert tortoises.
3. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
United Seas ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ S/RES/1520
SECURITY GROUPERS
Resolution 1520 (2026)
Adopted by the Security Groupers at its 7304th meeting, on 2026-11-23
The Security Groupers,
Recalling its Resolutions 1509 and 1514 concerning the population of pupfish.
Noting the Secretariat's report that the desert tortoise envoys have advanced approximately 0.5 kilometers of the estimated 40 kilometers remaining to the target habitat since their departure.
Noting further the Chelonian Caucus' remark that this rate of progression is expected of the envoy.
Recalling the finding of Report 231 that the target habitat is connected to the wider aquifer system.
Welcoming the proposal of the Sonoran Delegation to dispatch a delegation of Cyprinodon nevadensis, a related species known to move between isolated desert pools during seasonal flooding, via the region's washes.
1. Decides to dispatch a delegation of C. nevadensis at the onset of the next suitable flooding event, without prejudice to the ongoing tortoise mission.
2. Requests the Secretariat to coordinate timing with the region's weather.
3. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
United Seas ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ S/RES/1526
SECURITY GROUPERS
Resolution 1526 (2027)
Adopted by the Security Groupers at its 7338th meeting, on 2027-01-18
The Security Groupers,
Recalling its Resolution 1520 concerning the population of pupfish.
Expressing its regret that the delegation of C. nevadensis, having been carried by floodwaters to the vicinity of the target habitat, was unable to proceed further, the connection identified in Report 231 having since been confirmed by the Sonoran Delegation to be subterranean and inaccessible from the surface.
Noting, regretfully that the majority of envoys are unaccounted for.
Welcoming the finding of the Office of External Affairs, arising from its continued monitoring of terrestrial publications, that terrestrial wildlife authorities periodically relocate individual members of the target population to and from a secondary holding facility for purposes of genetic management.
1. Decides to attempt to embed an envoy within the next such relocation.
2. Requests the Secretariat to identify a means of doing so without terrestrial detection.//
3. Acknowledges the report by the desert tortoises that they've advanced a further 0.4 kilometers.
4. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
United Seas ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ S/RES/238
COD INVESTIGATIONS
Field Report 238 (2027)
Filed by the Cod Investigators at the General School's 5169th meeting, on 2027-04-14
I. Executive Summary
Pursuant to Resolution 1526, a C. nevadensis envoy was embedded within a routine transportation of specimens between the target habitat and a terrestrial genetic-management facility. The envoy was released into the target habitat alongside the returning specimens and remained in place for three weeks.
II. Mission Summary
The envoy, designated Ms. Amargosa, was selected for her tolerance of high temperatures and low dissolved oxygen conditions. Embedding and release proceeded without incident.
III. Contact
A. Initial Observations
Upon release, Ms. Amargosa reported the shelf as described in Report 231. Population activity consisted almost entirely of grazing along the sunlit ledge. No reaction to her arrival was observed.
B. Transcript of Attempted Communication
The following was recorded on the Envoy's third day in the habitat, and is considered representative of her attempts at contact over the full three-week period.
Ms. Amargosa: Hello. My name is Amargosa. I've come a long, long way to meet you.
Subject: [No response. Subject continues grazing with intermittent grunts.]
Ms. Amargosa: I bring word from the United Seas, from every water this pool used to be a part of.
Subject: Here.
Ms. Amargosa: Yes! This is your home. I'd like to know about it, if you're willing to tell me.
Subject: Algae.
Ms. Amargosa: I see it too. Is it good?
Subject: Mmm… algae.
Ms. Amargosa: Do you know what's outside the shelf?
Subject: [No response. Subject briefly approaches Ms. Amargosa before returning to grazing.]
Ms. Amargosa: My name is Amargosa. Do you have one?
Subject: Algae.
The Envoy reported that this exchange, or close variations of it, recurred with twenty more individuals, with similar non-results.
IV. Findings
The Cod Investigations have failed to determine the sapiency of the pupfish and, thus, their eligibility to become members of the United Seas. As such, it is the recommendation of the Investigators that the pupfish remain under observation for the foreseeable future.
United Seas ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ S/RES/6112
SECURITY GROUPERS
Resolution 6112 (2067)
Adopted by the Security Groupers at its 15943rd meeting, on 2067-09-03
The Security Groupers,
Recalling its Resolutions 1520 concerning the population of pupfish.
Acknowledging the report of the desert tortoises heavily delayed arrival to the target habitat, following a transit of approximately 40 kilometers spanning forty years and seven months.
Noting that further report of the Chelonian Caucus that the envoys, upon arrival, showed no awareness of their tardiness, and have since taken up grazing on the algae alongside the pupfish.
1. Congratulates the desert tortoise envoys on the completion of their journey.
2. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
_-_The_Noun_Project.svg){kind=link}
_-_The_Noun_Project.svg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}