A commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico last month ensnared a 8ft long missile in his longline. The missile contained a hole leading the fishermen to assume it was previously detonated. Wanting to keep the missile as a souvenir, he tied it to the top of his boat where it rested for the … . . . → Read More: Fish Don’t Kill People, Air-To-Air Missiles Do
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By Dr. M, on  June 10th, 2009  Leave a comment  Dumping, Industry & Government, Vessels and Equipment  air-to-air, fishermen, Gulf of Mexico, longline, MacDill Air Force Base, missile, weapon By Peter Etnoyer, on June 10th, 2009 Leave a comment Expeditions, Gadgets & Gear, New Research Canada, Finding Coral Expedition, Living Oceans Society Canada’s Living Oceans Society (LOS) is helping to usher in a new era in “pro-active ocean exploration”, wherein a marine non-governmental organization (MaNGO) can mount an deep ocean expedition nearly as easily as the federal government. Make no mistake, this is important. It’s a sea-change in the way exploration is done. Here, the … . . . → Read More: Finding Coral Expedition Underway
By Peter Etnoyer, on June 10th, 2009 One comment Gadgets & Gear, Industry & Government, Vessels and Equipment Edie Widder, HBOI scientist, Johnson Sea Link, Pete Tatro, R/V Seward Johnson II, Sea-Link The plight of the RV Seward-Johnson and Sea-Link submersibles made the front page at the Palm Beach Post yesterday. The article features interviews with Harbor Branch associate interim director Pete Tatro and former HBOI scientist Edie Widder, who’s logged more than 200 dives in the JSLs. The story notes the research institution is being forced … . . . → Read More: Sea-Link Petition is Front Page News
By Dr. M, on June 10th, 2009 Leave a comment Nautical Terms and Phrases black book, drowning, law, maritime, marooning, nautical, Sailing, starvation As a consequence of your actions you offend someone and thus are “listed in their black book.” From Brian Berlin… From the 1300′s – a collection of maritime laws and conduct that became known as the Black Book of the Admiralty. The punishments for offenses was harsh, to say the least. Drowning, starvation, and marooning were … . . . → Read More: Wednesday Nautical Terms and Phrases: Black Book
By Kevin Zelnio, on June 8th, 2009 8 comments Conservation & Environment, Plastic plastic bags, World Ocean Day I am absolutely horrible about remembering to bring in my cloth sacks to the grocery store. It is quite shameful too considering my background and years of training in marine science, ecology and conservation. They are always in the back of my car. I just walk out of my car and head right into … . . . → Read More: My World Ocean Day Wish – Kevin Z
By Dr. M, on June 8th, 2009 5 comments Vessels and Equipment Air France 447, airline disaster, Atlantic, black box, homer, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Nautile, Paris France, Rio De Janiero, underwater moutain chain, Victor 6000 2.547988,-32.871094Normally, I wouldn’t discuss an airline disaster here and before I go on let me say my heart goes out to those who lost loved ones in this tragedy. I post this here because I have fielded several questions from friends and family lately about the seafloor, equipment … . . . → Read More: Air France 447
By Dr. M, on June 8th, 2009 Leave a comment Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Microbes, New Research Bacteria, bioremediation, heavy metal bioremediation, manganese, toxic metal manganese, zinc New research out in Microbiology reports on a strain of the bacteria Brachybacterium (Mn32) that can remove toxic metal manganese from solution by oxidizing in into a manganese oxide. This oxide then can absorb zinc and nickle ions three to four more times efficiently than that manganese oxide produced chemically. The next step is … . . . → Read More: Metal Taste Goood…Nom, Nom, Nom
By Dr. M, on June 8th, 2009 3 comments Conservation & Environment Coral Reef Alliance, World Ocean Day I wish everyone would donate $10 to their favorite marine conservation organization. NGO’s rely on small donations, not large donations, to keep their organizations running on a daily basis (this comes from my wife who as worked years in nonprofit fund raising). Your $10 combines with other Hamilton’s to grow into Benjamin’s, which hopefully … . . . → Read More: My Wish for World Ocean Day
By Peter Etnoyer, on June 8th, 2009 14 comments Opinion Bob Breen, California, Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, Fish and Game Commission, North Central Coast Regional Stakeholders Group, World Ocean Day To celebrate World Ocean Day, Deep Sea News is publishing an unsolicited letter from a reader, Bob Breen. We’re thankful that our community is the kind of people willing to share their opinion about respect for the oceans, and we’re pleased to publish your letters. On June 8, people all over the … . . . → Read More: World Ocean Day Message from Bob Breen
By Peter Etnoyer, on June 6th, 2009 2 comments Biodiversity, Ramblings, Vessels and Equipment Adam Fetterman, Harbor Branch, Johnson Sea Link, NOAA Cooperative Institute, RV Seward Johnson The petition to save the Johnson Sea Link submersibles has reached nearly 1700 signatures to date, and the commotion seems to be working. Florida State Representative Adam Fetterman paid a visit to the troubled research institute last week because his office received a letter from a concerned taxpayer. That’s the power of letter writing, … . . . → Read More: S.O.S – Save Our Subs website goes live
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