Wednesday Nautical Terms and Phrases: Square Meal
Wednesday Nautical Terms and Phrases: Square Meal avatar

a substantial, balanced, and satisfying meal like biscuits n’ gravy or turkey n’ stuffin’, rib sticking food like mama only makes. From Brian Berlin In good weather, crews’ mess was a warm meal served on square wooden platters. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}a substantial, balanced, and satisfying meal like biscuits n’ gravy or turkey n’ stuffin’, rib sticking food like mama only makes. From Brian Berlin In good weather, crews’ mess was…

Finding Coral sails into the sunset
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PhD student Michael Reuscher has been guest posting from the RV Cape Flattery aboard the Finding Coral Expedition, sponsored by the Living Ocean Society in British Colombia, Canada. He summarizes the cruise accomplishments, and bids farewell below. On behalf of Deep Sea News, let me say this was a job well done. Congratulations, team. This . . . → Read More: Finding Coral sails into the sunset

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Ballard Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
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Dr. Sylvia Earle presents Dr. Bob Ballard with a Lifetime Achievement Award Inner Space Commander-in-Chief Dr. Robert D. Ballard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation at their annual dinner on June 9th in Washington, DC. Have you ever seen two more beautiful people? Drs. Earle and Ballard take our nation’s . . . → Read More: Ballard Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

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Friday deep-sea picture: Deepworkers find Primnoa
Friday deep-sea picture: Deepworkers find Primnoa avatar

Greg Workman reports in today’s dispatch “A Great Day at the Office” that after a few days searching, the Finding Coral Expedition has … found coral. Hooray! Workman and his dive buddy Sheila McKenna discovered a garden of huge Primnoa sp. gorgonians in Juan Perez Sound.  He relates the story of their descent, below . . . → Read More: Friday deep-sea picture: Deepworkers find Primnoa

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RV Cape Flattery Report – June 16, 2009
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Michael Reuscher is a PhD student at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi and a freshly minted submersible pilot engaged in the Finding Corals Expedition. He has been reporting since June 5, sends this from the RV Cape Flattery, currently stationed off the coast of British Columbia. Still life at 400 meters I am sitting . . . → Read More: RV Cape Flattery Report – June 16, 2009

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Wednesday Nautical Terms and Phrases: By Guess & By God
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An inspired guess From Brian Berlin… An early form of navigation, relying upon experience, intuition and faith. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}An inspired guess From Brian Berlin… An early form of navigation, relying upon experience, intuition and faith. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet

RIP Bob Bogle
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Photo from The Seattle Times. Chuck from Matt’s Marine Music Medley (a must for the ole RSS!) has informed me that a member of one of my “hero bands”, The Ventures, has passed away at the age of 75. They were a surf music icon. Surf music helped fuel punk rock in the 70s and . . . → Read More: RIP Bob Bogle

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How Do You Do Mr. Monkfish?
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Hat tip to one of my favorite blogs, Ugly Overload. Remember, when you eat monkfish this is the beautiful beastie your unleashing your taste buds upon! From the Youtube page for the video uploader, OceanContent: “Sitting on the keel of the HMS Ark Royal, this Monkfish let us take some close up shots about 80 . . . → Read More: How Do You Do Mr. Monkfish?

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Scientia Pro Publica
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There is a relatively newish carnival out there called Scientia Pro Publica (science for the public). This month the 6th edition is held at Mauka to Makai. You may have remembered the Tangle Bank carnivals, Scientia Pro Publica is essentially its replacement! This edition as kind enough to include our posts saving teh JSL and . . . → Read More: Scientia Pro Publica

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5 Questions With Me
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The Duke Research site this month features my answers to five questions about ocean biodiversity, body size variation, blue whales, municipal water supplies, giant squids, cell membranes, giant isopods, islands, Victorian science, and of course the deep sea.  Yeah I cover a lot. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}The Duke Research site this month features my answers to five questions about ocean biodiversity, body size variation, blue whales, municipal water supplies, giant squids, cell membranes, giant isopods, islands,…