Readers probably know by now I am skeptical of Nautilus Mining’s commitment to the conservation of the deep ocean. They are currently poised to begin…
View More Tribal Villagers Express Concern About Nautilus MiningMonth: July 2007
How safe is your sushi?
Even if you’re not pregnant, you have to be worried about toxic mercury levels in fish. Mercury is present in raw fish, like sushi, and canned fish, like tuna. High mercury content affects the nervous system and renal system, and diminishes the cardiovascular benefits of fish consumption, so eating fish may not benefit your health after all. So how safe is your sushi? More and more, it’s safe to assume your fish is polluted.
View More How safe is your sushi?Friday Deep-Sea Picture (07/06/07)
Near my ol’ neck of the woods, a boat captain photographed this albino bottleneck in Calcasieu Lake, an estuary off the Gulf in southwestern Louisiana
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (07/06/07)Lamalera Take On Sperm Whales: The Video!
You ask and we deliver. A reader requested video of the Lamalera Sperm Whale Hunt. I immediately dispersed DSN whipping boy and now blogger extraordinare…
View More Lamalera Take On Sperm Whales: The Video!Lamalera Fisherman Take On Whale in Hand to Fin Combat
Real men hunt whale’s with their bare hands in homemade boats.
View More Lamalera Fisherman Take On Whale in Hand to Fin CombatTime-lapse camera recovered from seafloor
A team of marine biologists, geologists, and oceanographers studying chemosynthetic communities around hydrocarbon seeps aboard the Deep Slope Expedition 2007 research vessel RV Ron Brown…
View More Time-lapse camera recovered from seafloorOcto-Squid!
It’s a bird! It’s a plane. It’s Oct-Squid!
View More Octo-Squid!Mining the Ocean Floor is Good!
The Mining Journal reports on statements by Nautilus representatives at the Numis Mining Conference with respect to criticism levied in Science. Norgate argued that the…
View More Mining the Ocean Floor is Good!Sea Monsters Lurk in Your Gut
When we picture monsters from the deep, most envision colossal sea beasts ready to drag the unsuspecting sailor to abyss. In actuality the sea beasts…
View More Sea Monsters Lurk in Your GutVolvo and the Black Swan
More on the continuing saga that surrounds the Black Swan reported at the New Straits Times. This is going to get pretty confusing so I…
View More Volvo and the Black Swan