Research findings indicate that the oil spill off the coast of Mexico may be endangering the lives of these animals. Biologist Eric Hoffmayer, who studies whale sharks at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory said that “This spill’s impact came at the worst possible time and in the worst possible location for . . . → Read More: Is Gulf oil killing whale sharks?
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By Dr. M, on  September 26th, 2010  3 comments  Megavertebrate, Oil Spills  Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill, whale shark By Miriam Goldstein, on September 24th, 2010 3 comments TGIF: Pictures & Movies flying spaghetti monster, fsm I spotted this amazing sign in Baltimore last week. TGIF, oh noble Flying Spaghetti Monster. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}I spotted this amazing sign in Baltimore last week. TGIF, oh noble Flying Spaghetti Monster. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr. M, on September 23rd, 2010 2 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Critters, Ecology, Evolution, Mating & Reproduction, Megavertebrate, New Research, New Species, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls food, lobster, magnetic field, Methane Seep, mollusk, navigation, nematode, Parasite, sex, The Tide Pool, turtle An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! Olu et al. in PLoS One examine the potential exchanges of species in cold methane seeps across the Atlantic Ocean from the Congo to the Gulf of Mexico. By culling data from the literature, the authors demonstrate, despite . . . → Read More: Tide Pool: Cool Seeps, Parasitic Nematodes, and Magnetic Sea Animals
Read these links or face my claw of death. Paleontologist Chris Nedin at the Ediacaran blog takes down the claims of a paper of metazoan life in the Proterozoic with Proterozoic Sponges Claims Don’t Hold Water. David Winter at The Atavism discusses a recent PLoS One paper about how male periwinkles have a hard time . . . → Read More: Stomatolinks
By Dr. M, on September 23rd, 2010 2 comments Oil Spills, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls BP, Gulf of Mexico, Hydrothermal Vent, oil, Oil Spill, plume The researchers used high-resolution video clips of flow from the Deepwater Horizon well to measure volume. Credit: U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works That’s right, new work suggests BP’s estimates of oil flowing from the broken well were an order of magnitude off. With these revised estimates, the BP Gulf Spill is 10 times . . . → Read More: That’s 56,000 Barrels A Day…Not 5,000
By Miriam Goldstein, on September 23rd, 2010 2 comments Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences geoengineering, iron fertilization, ocean acidification Image from Matter Network Among scientists, geoengineering tends to be greeted with mirth and scorn. Implying that we can reliably manipulate the planet’s life-support systems seems to many to be the classic definition of hubris – “presumption towards the gods.” Almost all climate scientists, even those that research geoengineering, advocate for cutting emissions. But, of . . . → Read More: Why ocean scientists can’t ignore geoengineering
By Miriam Goldstein, on September 23rd, 2010 5 comments Mating & Reproduction Australia, Sea Slug, sex [EDIT: Except the slugs are in New Zealand, not Australia - brain fail! Sorry to all Down Under. See comments below for an invigorating discussion of who is more toxic.] The very fate of Australia hinges on the shenanigans of slutty sea slugs. Ok, maybe not the fate of an entire continent, but certainly the . . . → Read More: Molluscan sexcapades cause unrest in Australia
© Google Earth In May of 2008, I first reported on how the small Micronesian nation of Palau’s then President, Tommy Remengesau Jr., had signed into law the Protected Area Network (PAN) which endorsed and supported the Micronesia Challenge. The resulting law solidified Palau’s leadership and commitment to marine conservation since the declaration of the . . . → Read More: Honduras and Micronesia Throw Down Global Challenge to Save Sharks
By Dr Bik, on September 21st, 2010 6 comments Mining BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexcio, Oil Spill I spotted these kick-ass signs on the side of the road yesterday in Grand Isle, LA (the community profiled in Sunday’s Times-Picayune Article). Whoever took the time to paint them is a true legend! Note: I love how they were so accurate depicting the characters who live in Bikini Bottom…oh, Patrick, its not chocolate. Broadcast . . . → Read More: I want to meet the legend who painted these
By Dr. M, on September 20th, 2010 One comment Conservation & Environment, Dumping, Fishing, Industry & Government, Mining bottom trawling, Dumping, fishing, GIS, human impact, mining I could write about a detailed account of a new study in PLoS One. I could discuss how the researchers imported information on the spatial extent of marine scientific research, submarine communication cables, radioactive waste disposal, munitions and chemical weapons waste disposal, military operations, oil and gas industry, and bottom trawling OSPAR maritime area . . . → Read More: Our Impacts on the Deep
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