In an alarming trend, the practice of “dynamite” or “bomb” fishing has spread recently to Central America. Reports are coming in that hawksbill turtles are…
View More Fishing with dynamite in El SalvadorMonth: July 2008
Rising Fuel Costs Hurt Marine Research
Nature News reports: “Many of the research projects launched as part of the International Polar Year (IPY), which runs from March 2007 to March 2009,…
View More Rising Fuel Costs Hurt Marine ResearchDolly comes ashore Part 5
We can’t joke around too much about this Hurricane Dolly, I’m afraid. The weather is not terrible here in Corpus, but conditions are rapidly deteriorating…
View More Dolly comes ashore Part 5Hurricane stokes tuna consumption, Part 4
I am liveblogging Hurricane Dolly from Corpus Christi, Texas. It’s raining here in the Coastal Bend. Not too much wind. Thanks to the storm we…
View More Hurricane stokes tuna consumption, Part 4Hello Dolly, Part 3
The second Atlantic hurricane of the year has arrived. Hello Dolly.
View More Hello Dolly, Part 3Clouds in the Hood, Part 2
Clouds can be a sailor’s best friend. Given, you’d have to be an awfully lonely sailor, and probably have to scratch a half dozen unmentionables off the list before you ever got to “clouds”, but, … hey, some modern sailors keep a nice cloud book with them in the navigation room. OK?
View More Clouds in the Hood, Part 2Global Bathymetry Map
BrianR at Clastic Detritus brought my attention to a new wonderful bathymetric map of the globe. Despite his questionable loyalty to volcanoes, Brian knows a…
View More Global Bathymetry MapDeep Sea Ditties #5: Drowning
I wrote this Sunday evening playing my baritone ukelele. I overlayed the guitar and a small banjo solo (with effects). Its fun to overlay instruments…
View More Deep Sea Ditties #5: DrowningYes Volcanos Are Still Evil
Maria over at Green Gabbro feels that I have printed a false and malicious post for the purpose of defaming volcanoes. I cannot be held…
View More Yes Volcanos Are Still EvilBlogging the Storm, Part 1
The view from my desk in the kitchen is a sunny garden near the bay, but Tropical Storm Dolly is moving slowly west from 200 km off the coast here in the Gulf of Mexico. I am “in the Cone”. The one question on my mind, though, is how and will this tropical storm intensify?
View More Blogging the Storm, Part 1