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scubacraig.jpg 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_chinchorro.jpg 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.



kevvygumby%20copy.jpg 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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Give Yourself a Pat on the (Hump)back

AP stock photo. Rex Dalton reports in the latest issue of Nature: "Humpback whale numbers in the northern Pacific Ocean have ballooned to nearly 20,000, the largest population seen since the majestic mammals were hunted nearly to extinction half a...

A motion in Google ocean

Did you ever look at Google's digital Earth model and notice something missing? Like 70% of Earth's topography, for instance? Google's "ocean" is a blended product of Landsat imagery and state-of-the-art satellite-derived bathymetry model that is, well, sooo last century. The seafloor is shown in a kind of "shadow topography". Fortunately, everything with a digital elevation less than zero is about to get some new emotion.

A National Climate Change Agency?

Nature News reports in the latest issue: The chief of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has called for the creation of a National Climate Service to manage and disseminate information about global warming. Like the National Weather...

Ballard: "Why Are We Ignoring the Oceans?"

National Geographic Explorer and oceanographer Robert Ballard makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Video is 18 min. long and recorded in February 2008 in Monterey, California. Dr. Ballard has been criticized on a few points (like favoring archeology...

One day course in reef ecology

Deep coral biologists like myself are continually looking to shallow reefs for applicable paradigms. A new online seminar on coral reef futures sponsored by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies provides about 100 examples in a set...

Friday Deep-Sea Picture (05/16/08): Polar Bear

Hang in there, baby...ESA is coming...

Can we protect Polar Bears from pollution?

It feels strange to rejoice the listing of polar bears to the Endangered Species Act, because its nothing to be happy about, really. They are now officially in danger of extinction. I would be more ecstatic if they were being...

Support the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument!

Do you support the proposal to create a Marine Monument in the northern islands? Do you enjoy the slogan "You'll love how deep we go" as much as us? Do you find it absolute and utter bull-honkey that the CNMI...

Japanese Whalers Accused of Stealing Whale Meat

They're at it again. Conservation group Greenpeace is accusing the crew of japanese whaling ships of "embezzling" whale meat from the whale "research". CNN reports: The environmental group said "large-scale embezzlement" was allowed as an "open secret" by the Institute...

Some Topics I Wish I Had More Time To Write About

This week I have found that my cup runneth over with work. Several things around the web have caught my eye which deserve substantial commentary. That's what you pay for, right? Unfortunately, today they get a link. First, here is...

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