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By Kevin Zelnio, on  January 31st, 2009  Leave a comment  Carnivals & Link Love, Critters  Agassiz, BibliOdyssey, Echinodermata, Sand Dollar, Sea Urchin BibliOdyssey has some beautiful plates of echinoderms from manuscripts by Louis Agassiz from the 1840s. Check out their site for more and where to go to see the full works online. For more echinoderm fun, always check out the ECHINOBLOG! . . . → Read More: Echinodermata Monographs
By Peter Etnoyer, on January 31st, 2009 One comment Biodiversity, Gadgets & Gear, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment marine science, oceanography, Research, robot, Rutgers, Teledyne Webb, trans-atlantic Sea turtles do it. Ocean liners do it. Charles Lindbergh did it. Even a Zeppelin can do it. Can an autonomous robot do it, across the North Atlantic Ocean… underwater? The journey across the Atlantic has always been an historic one. Now marine scientists are preparing what may be the first autonomous crossing by … . . . → Read More: Robot glider to make Trans-Atlantic journey
One more TGIF for the heck of it. More photos at Toxel. . . . → Read More: TGIF: Aquarium Telephone
By Kevin Zelnio, on January 30th, 2009 4 comments Adaptations, Critters, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Predation, Shrimp Wicked cool. Hat tip to the Crust-L. . . . → Read More: TGIF: Pistol Shrimp
By Peter Etnoyer, on January 30th, 2009 Leave a comment TGIF: Pictures & Movies Aqua Raiders, deep sea, Lego, treasure, video game One the great things about being a father at Christmas is that you get to mingle with your friends kids, and pick up on cool trends, like the online games they like to play. Lego’s Treasure Trench was one of my favorites for submersible shoot ‘em up action this holiday season. The game features the … . . . → Read More: TGIF: Aqua Raiders Online Video Game
By Peter Etnoyer, on January 29th, 2009 Leave a comment Critters Chile, CITES, endangered species, Noah's Ark Reuters reports that a veritable “Noah’s Ark” of endangered species with $650 thousand dollars was seized by the Chilean Navy two weeks ago. The boat was sailing from Peru with a cargo hold containing nearly 400 animals form the Amazon region, including including toucans, parrots, baby alligators, and 200 marine turtles. It’s a big win … . . . → Read More: Ship of captive animals seized by Chile
By Peter Etnoyer, on January 29th, 2009 4 comments Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, Megavertebrate Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Marine Mammal, Navy, NOAA, Sonar, whale The Supreme Court rebuffed attempts by a California judge to impose limits on the US Navy last November by suspending the use of mid frequency sonar during training exercises offshore. But that’s not to say the US Navy has given up on whales. NOAA recently announced they will be working with the Navy to protect … . . . → Read More: NOAA working with Navy to protect whales
By Kevin Zelnio, on January 27th, 2009 9 comments Fish Blowfish, Fugu, Japan, Poison, Sushi, Thrill Seekers Palm, meet face. The associated press reports: Blowfish, while extremely poisonous if not prepared properly, is considered a delicacy in Japan and is consumed by thrill-seeking gourmets. Iwase said the seven men ordered sashimi and grilled blowfish testicles at the restaurant Monday night. Shortly after, they developed limb paralysis and breathing trouble and started to lose consciousness … . . . → Read More: Why Do People Insist on Eating Food That Kills Them?
By Kevin Zelnio, on January 27th, 2009 Leave a comment Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences, Scientist! climate change, New York Times For all our hip metro readers that will be in New York City on Saturday Feb. 7th, you will not want to miss this event. Unfortunately, none of the Deep Sea News team lives above the Mason-Dixon Line. New York Times Live Presents Stories from a Changing Planet A TimesTalk Event WHAT: Watch a dynamic multimedia presentation of Polar-Palooza, … . . . → Read More: Polar-Palooza in NYC
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