Point 1: The Giant Squid is Architeuthis dux. The Humboldt (or the Red Devil or Jumbo) Squid is Dosidicus gigas Point 2: The Humboldt Squid while large at ~2m in length and 45kg is not as large as the Giant Squid at 10-14m in length and 200-300kg. Point 3: The Humboldt Squid can be found at … . . . → Read More: Squid Fail
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By Dr. M, on  July 20th, 2009  13 comments  Biodiversity, Bringin' It, Cephalopods!  Architeuthis, California, Docidicus gigas, fail, Giant Squid, Humboldt Squid, media, press I successfully defended my dissertation thesis today at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi. The presentation went well, 45 minutes exactly. Following that, I was grilled for 2.5 hours on subjects ranging from species distributions to taxonomy, and from fisheries regulation to gelological history. At the end, Committee Members Drs. Ian MacDonald, Stephen Cairns, Wes Tunnell, … . . . → Read More: Please, call me Doctor
By Dr. M, on July 20th, 2009 3 comments Carnivals & Link Love, Deep Sea Music Boston, Drop Kick Murphys, marine music, Music, playlist, Rustbeard, salyt On the vast expanse that is the wondrous internet, I occasionally come across something that actually enriches my life…occasionally. Luckily, Matt posted a comment here today and out of curiosity I was like “Wuz up with this marinemusic.tumblr.com url?” Well wuz up is one of the coolest sites on the big bad web … . . . → Read More: Marine Music Greatest Hits
By Kevin Zelnio, on July 18th, 2009 4 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment Alaska, Algal Bloom, Arctic, Bioemphemera, Coast Guard, Marine Organism, Organic, Time Magazine Like I said, the Great Alaskan Blob was Palin algae. Preliminary results indicate that it doesn’t look toxic. See Time Magazine: “Algae blooms,” she says. “It’s sort of like a swimming pool that hasn’t been cleaned in a while.” The blob, Konar said, is a microalgae made up of “billions and billions of individuals.” “We’ve … . . . → Read More: Once Again, I Called It
By Kevin Zelnio, on July 18th, 2009 Leave a comment Uncategorized 30 Second Bunny Theatre, Angry Alien Productions, bunnies, Jaws, shark, twitter Did I mention it is reenacted by bunnies? Muchos gracias to @jasonrobertshaw on the twitter! . . . → Read More: Jaws… In 30 Seconds
By Dr. M, on July 17th, 2009 12 comments Biodiversity, Fish, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Aquarium, Japan, manta ray, Okinawa Churaumi, whale shark All the news on the Earth's largest environment. By Peter Etnoyer, on July 17th, 2009 6 comments Biodiversity, Coral, Critters, Life Science, TGIF: Pictures & Movies deep-sea coral, echinoderm, Octocoral, Predation, sea fan People accept the idea of echinoderm predation on shallow reef building corals. The voracious Crown of Thorns seastar Acanthaster planci is a familiar coral antagonist on the Great Barrier Reef, part of a natural process that may or may not be amplified by anthropogenic disturbance. Asteroid predation on deep-sea corals is more difficult to … . . . → Read More: Friday Picture: Have your coral and eat it, too?
Thanks to Ed for scanning in this clip for us! The London Metro saw fit to include Craig’s post on the mystery sewer organism in print. The Metro article can also be found online as well, which actually mentions the post’s author, Craig, by name and is a little bit more expanded. But I don’t … . . . → Read More: Deep Sea News in London’s Metro
By Kevin Zelnio, on July 16th, 2009 One comment Biodiversity Alaska, Algal Bloom, Arctic, Coast Guard, Marine Organism, Organic Those were the words echoed by U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Terry Hasenauer, in reference to a strange substance floating in the Arctic near Alaska. ” The stuff is “gooey” and looks dark against the bright white ice floating in the Arctic Ocean, Brower said. “It’s pitch black when it hits ice and it … . . . → Read More: “… some sort of naturally occurring organic or otherwise marine organism.”
By Peter Etnoyer, on July 16th, 2009 2 comments Carnivals & Link Love, Conservation & Environment, Scientist! bottom trawling, Marine Conservation Biology Institute, ocean acidification, sign on letter, United Nations Today is political action day. Your voice is only a click away. Sheril Kirshenbam and others are hosting a Letter on Ocean Acidification from ocean champions Randy Repass and Sally-Christine Rodgers of West Marine and Oceana asking people contact their local representatives in Congress and their local newspapers–asking them to pay more attention to ocean … . . . → Read More: Political action is one click away
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