…because it has already happened. During a conference this summer, I heard Jeremy Jackson give talk. He highlighted the severely degraded state, as measured by just about any metric, of Caribbean reefs. Observe one of his talks or take a quick read of his papers and you will find yourself in the fetal position crying. . . . → Read More: There Is No Marine Biodiversity Crisis…
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By Dr. M, on  September 23rd, 2009  2 comments  Biodiversity, Carnivals & Link Love, Conservation & Environment  bleaching, Caribbean, conservation, coral reef, David Shiffman, jeremy jackson, monk seals, NEAQ, OCEANS, Overfishing, Southern Fried Science, turtles By Dr. M, on September 22nd, 2009 Leave a comment Expeditions, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment butter, Chris Mah, echinoblog, Expedition, lava, NE Pacific, remote operated vehicle, ROV, Volcano In the ROV control room. You can see Chris there on the right with his left hand on his chin. I am in the background about dead center (the bald one with the headset on doing my cheif scientist thing. Chris Mah provides the next installment of his ongoing series covering our previous cruise. Although . . . → Read More: More on the 2009 NE Pacific Expedition
By Dr. M, on September 22nd, 2009 3 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences, Geology, New Research, Paleobiology, Scientist!, Seamount, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls abyss, Biodiversity, biogeography, canyon, deep sea, geography, landscape diversity, Mosely, range size, Seamount, seeps, Trench, vents, volcanic “There is absolutely nothing to restrict the geographical ranges of animals in the deep sea. Dr. Wallich, the pioneer of deep-sea research, eighteen years ago recognized the deep homothermal sea “As the great highway for animal migration, extending pole to pole” Below 500 fathoms it is everywhere dark and cold, and there are no ridges . . . → Read More: Biogeography of the Deep Sea
By Kevin Zelnio, on September 22nd, 2009 One comment Expeditions, Scientist! Brazil, Darwin and the Adventure, Paraty, The Beagle Project, Tocorime, Waterfall On Saturday, we had logistical operations all day. We needed to finalize our plans for Monday’s workshop and discuss operations with the Tocorimé organizers. The crew of the Tocorimé have been such an amazing and invaluable resource. Their enthusiasm for the project has been spiritual at times. The lovely Adriana and Markus have a can . . . → Read More: Darwin and the Adventure Day 3
By Dr. M, on September 21st, 2009 3 comments Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Expeditions Architeuthis, Giant Squid, Gulf of Mexico, NOAA, Smithsonian NOAA scientists with giant squid aboard the NOAA research vessel Gordon Gunter. (Credit: NOAA) From NOAA… Scientists from NOAA’s Fisheries Service have captured a giant squid while conducting research off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico. This is only the second known giant squid obtained from the Gulf of Mexico – the . . . → Read More: Architeuthis Caught In Gulf of Mexico
By Dr. M, on September 21st, 2009 Leave a comment Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Coral Coral, Crab, deep sea, Environmental Defense Fund, Florida, Lophelia, NOAA, North Carolina, reef, trawling From the wire… A vast stretch of deepsea coral reefs in the south Atlantic passed a key step toward full federal protection as a special habitat where destructive fishing trawls are prohibited. The deepwater coral reefs, spanning 23,000 square miles from the North Carolina down to the Florida coast, are a relatively pristine habitat, rich . . . → Read More: Protection For Deep-Water Corals Close
By Dr. M, on September 21st, 2009 One comment Carnivals & Link Love, Conferences, Coral Conference, conservation, Coral, jewelry, New York October 30-31st you can catch the Coral: Symbol, Substance, and Significance conference in the Big Apple. Mercer R. Brugler a graduate student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will be giving a 1 hour presentation titled “What is a Coral?”. Brugler specialty is deep-sea coral evolution, so I am sure the presentation will be . . . → Read More: Coral: Symbol, Substance, and Significance
By Dr. M, on September 20th, 2009 7 comments Education, Opinion, Scientist! ETS, graduate school, GRE, standardized test Most of you are probably aware of the GRE or Graduate Record Examination. Those applying for graduate programs are required to report scores from this standardized test. The GRE, along with the resume/curriculum vitae illustrating depth and breadth of experience, GPA, letters of recommendation, and an essay are evaluated for acceptance into a graduate program. . . . → Read More: Why We Need To Dispense With The GRE
By Kevin Zelnio, on September 20th, 2009 One comment Education, Expeditions, Scientist!, Uncategorized Beagle Project, Brazil, Darwin and the Adventure, Paraty, Simon Boxall, Tocorime On Friday we were picked up in the morning by a very nice, and patient, driver from Paraty Tours, who deciphered from my pidgin spanish that two of the intended party was not able to make it on time due to plane connection problems in Paris. So it was just Karen and I and the . . . → Read More: Darwin and the Adventure Day 2
By Kevin Zelnio, on September 19th, 2009 6 comments Expeditions, Scientist! Brazil, Caipirinha, Christ the Redeemer, Copacabana, Cuchaca, Darwin and the Adventure, Rio de Janeiro, The Beagle Project South Rio de Janiero, looking down from Parque Nacional de Tijuca. Thursday saw an early morning arrival of a bleary-eyed american to Rio de Janeiro. After making a somewhat easy trip through immigration and customs and picked up my bag (containing suspicious looking molecular biology contents that no one in the US or Brazil seemed . . . → Read More: Darwin and the Adventure Day 1
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