OMG That's Not A Sea Angel
Category: Critters
...it's a sea demon! Actually its a pteropod, a shell-less gastropod, and even crazier it is a simultaneous hermaphrodite....
Posted by CR McClain at 4:12 PM • 3 Comments •
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Craig is temporarily a post-doctoral fellow at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute who is looking for a permanent position. He spends most of his time balancing his overwhelming geekdom with normalcy so he can function in the real world. Luckily his wife likes his geekiness.
Peter Etnoyer is a Graduate Research Associate at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He studies deep corals and ocean fronts, and he loves to be on the water.
Kevin Zelnio is a Graduate Student Researcher at Penn State studying the ecology of hydrothermal vent and methane seep communities. He raises awareness of the plight of the spineless through folk music.
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July 31, 2008
Forget space travel...
Category: Expeditions
...the ocean is our final frontier. Besides if we need to explore it before it is overfished, mined, covered in trash, or a sink for all our excess carbon. Mars can wait. Of course I say this in partly in...
Posted by CR McClain at 10:18 AM • 2 Comments •
Mozambique's ocean ambassadors
Category: Megavertebrate
If you have been following the story of Andrea Marshall and the manta rays off Mozambique you may notice she responded to questions in the comments section yesterday to tell us she's working with elasmobranch expert Leonard Compagno to sort...
Posted by Peter Etnoyer at 7:42 AM • 3 Comments •
July 30, 2008
Jason-2 Maps Sea Level
Category: Conservation & Environment
BBC News reports:"Less than a month after it was put in orbit, the ocean-mapper Jason-2 has returned its first pictures to Earth. From an altitude of more than 1,300km, the spacecraft is now feeding back data covering nearly the...
Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 8:54 PM • 1 Comments •
Lego Research Vessels
Category: Vessels and Equipment
When I was a kid, I was infatuated with Legos. Who am I kidding? I am still infatuated with Legos! Imagine when I realized that my love of oceanography and my long ignored love of Legos could be combined. Below...
Posted by CR McClain at 10:01 AM • 9 Comments •
July 29, 2008
Happy Birthday William Beebe!
Category: Archaeology, Sociology, & History
Thanks to Michael Barton, FCD we would have almost forgotten to honor the anniversary of William Beebe's birth. He lived from July 29, 1877 to June 4, 1962. Here is a little info: "William Beebe was an American biologist, explorer,...
Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 9:00 PM • 2 Comments •
US Governors launch West Coast Ocean Action Plan
Category: Industry & Government
West Coast politics are hot. Senator Ted Stevens of the four seas of Alaska (Chukchi, Bering, Beaufort, and the Pacific) was indicted for false statements while the Governators of California, Oregon and Washington launched a historic action plan to address...
Posted by Peter Etnoyer at 7:39 PM • 0 Comments •
On the Allure of the Ocean's Novelty
Category: Books/Media
SEED Magazine has put my article up on their website! Go there and take a read. Let me know what you think or address any questions, comments and concerns below!...
Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 10:44 AM • 1 Comments •
Russians Claim Deepest Dive...
Category: Vessels and Equipment
... in a freshwater lake. I know, its not the deep sea but it is deep and it involves ocean-going submersibles! Lake Baikal is pretty interesting in its own right though. Its home to one fifth of the worlds liquid...
Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 4:03 AM • 2 Comments •
July 28, 2008
A Response to Russ of Planktos
Category: Bringin' It
Russ comments in our previous post Au contrair. The record shows that Planktos was long advocating and involved in ecorestoration not merely recently. The Way Back machine easily proves this. The strawman of Planktos that was created and the ad...
Posted by CR McClain at 2:55 PM • 2 Comments •
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