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Category: Carnivals & Link Love
Over at The Saipan Blog. Excellent Collection of ocean-related articles. Learn about the proposed Mariana Trench National Monument and how Bush supports it! Kudos to Angelo for this edition of the Carnival of the Blue and all his hard work...
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Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 6:05 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Vessels and Equipment
Graphic from The New York Times Company. The New York Times has a well-written article about the new Alvin replacement. There is also a 15 minute Science Times podcast and several photos of the 7 foot wide, 3 inch thick...
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Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 9:02 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Vessels and Equipment
All good things must come to and end, so they may have a new beginning.
And so begins the next chapter in the history of deep ocean exploration...
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Posted by Peter Etnoyer at 8:40 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Vessels and Equipment
At the request of some of the readers......
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Posted by CR McClain at 12:59 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Vessels and Equipment
The Blue Economy has started a list of hybrid sea going vessels. With with research institutes and industry starting to feel the crunch there seems to at least something other than apathy for the issue. The list is below the...
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Posted by CR McClain at 11:44 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Vessels and Equipment
It may have not smelled like a new car but it definitely smelled new. Yes we did get a new ROV here at MBARI! The new ROV will replace the beloved Tiburon that has been here since 1997 exploring...
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Posted by CR McClain at 12:50 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Vessels and Equipment
When I do deep-sea research, I want to do it in style. It may be salty, dirty, rough work with long hours but there is no excuse for not being civilized. That is why I always wear a three...
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Posted by CR McClain at 9:02 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
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Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 8:54 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
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Posted by CR McClain at 10:01 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
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Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 4:03 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks