“Western Atlantic bluefin have declined by 82% since 1970 and it’s estimated there are only remaining 41,000 remaining reproductively mature individuals.” Those are the words Sheril somberly provides in her post at the Intersection. Carl Safina over diner once told me and others that tuna missing from the oceans was the equivalent of the African . . . → Read More: Losing the Lions of the Ocean
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By Dr. M, on  December 15th, 2009  5 comments  Conservation & Environment, Megavertebrate  albacore, big eye, blue fin, long-line, NMFS, Pew, Seafood Watch, tuna, yellow fin By Dr. M, on December 11th, 2009 2 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Conferences, Critters, Life Science, Scientist!, TGIF: Pictures & Movies, Uncategorized cilia, comb jelly, deep sea, jellyfish, MBARI, NABT, NESCent, pelagic, pressure, Steve Haddock, Temperature At this year’s National Association for Biology Teachers conference, Steve Haddock from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, spoke on deep ocean habitats. The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center sponsored the session on extreme environments and are now making all the videos available. Steve’s excellent and visually impressive talk is above and demonstrates the wonder . . . → Read More: Life in the Deep Sea: Only the Fragile Survive
By Dr. M, on December 8th, 2009 5 comments Adaptations, Megavertebrate, New Research binocular, cephalofoil, hammerhead, MC Hammer, RB Editor's Selection, shark, vision Every time you see me that Hammer’s just so hype I’m dope on the floor and I’m magic on the mic Now why would I ever stop doing this With others makin’ records that just don’t hit I toured around the world from London to the Bay It’s Hammer Go, Hammer MC Hammer, Yo Hammer . . . → Read More: Hammer Time
By Dr. M, on December 2nd, 2009 7 comments Archaeology, History, and Art, Gadgets & Gear, Knots, Nautical Terms and Phrases, Scientist!, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls bar fight, DIY, Knot, Knots, monkey's fist Behold! The Monkey's Fist Every ocean scientist should know how to tie a half dozen or so knots. One of those should be a monkey’s fist, name because it looks like a small clenched fist, it was originally tied into the end of a line or rope to add weight. The weighted end could be . . . → Read More: Knot Wednesday: The Monkey’s Fist
By Kevin Zelnio, on December 1st, 2009 5 comments Biodiversity, Coral Cnidaria, Coral, Polyps, Zoanthids Cnidarian Lifeforms from Delrious on Vimeo. Hat tip to Penguin Wanderings. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Cnidarian Lifeforms from Delrious on Vimeo. Hat tip to Penguin Wanderings. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet |
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