Claire Nouvian, author of The Deep, provides a blunt and passionate discussion of why deep-sea fishing is very, very bad over at CNN. In blatant ignorance of science and oblivious to common sense, bottom trawling — or “bulldozing,” as it should be called — goes on with the complicity of our governments and our own … . . . → Read More: Deep sea fishing is ‘oceanocide’
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By Dr. M, on  September 15th, 2010  4 comments  Conservation & Environment, Fish, Fishing, Industry & Government  Claire Nouvian, CNN, corals, fishing, The Deep, trawling I was not one of the fans of Avatar. I wasn’t even close. In fact the movie, more specifically the plot and dialogue, made me nauseous. But now I am probably going to be there on opening day for Cameron’s Part 2 of this stinking heap of a movie. Cameron has apparently decided to have at least part … . . . → Read More: Avatar 2: Now With More Deep Sea.
By Miriam Goldstein, on September 15th, 2010 7 comments Conservation & Environment, Mating & Reproduction Hermaphrodites, Hermaphroditism, RB Editor's Selection, Snail, TBT, tributyltin At my former blog, The Oyster’s Garter, I occasionally wrote an advice column inspired by Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation and Dan Savage. I think it is time to get back to this glorious tradition. Dear Deep Sea News, I never thought I’d be writing to you – not least because it’s really hard … . . . → Read More: Female snails in Australia are just happy to see you
By Dr Bik, on September 15th, 2010 6 comments Biodiversity, New Species deep sea, Gulf of Mexico, nematode, New Species While sorting through my deep-sea Gulf of Mexico samples this morning I found this freakin’ huge nematode. Isn’t it awesome???? Usually its only the parasitic species that get so big, but this one is a free-living species. I’ll be pretty pissed off if BP has made this one extinct… . . . → Read More: So big I could pet it
I simply cannot wait till Friday for this one. How I do LOVE charismatic megafauna! . . . → Read More: Manta Absconds With $5000 Camera
By RickMac, on September 15th, 2010 5 comments Biodiversity, Coral, Ecology, Open Access, Uncategorized climate change, Zooxanthellae A post on NOAA’s Coral-List (an automatic mailing list forum for online discussions and announcements pertaining to coral reef ecosystem research, conservation, and education) caught my eye as it featured an interesting field observation that was made following a recent series of severe coral bleaching events in the Coral Triangle: “An acquaintance has passed on … . . . → Read More: Color Me Stressed
Yee-haw, my Gulf trip has officially begun with my visit to the University of San Antonio, Texas! I am infinitely happy to be sitting down right now, since I have been on my feet in the lab for 10 hours processing hundreds of pre-spill deep-sea sediment samples (pictures on my twitter, @Dr_Bik). Tonight I … . . . → Read More: Honest, its not our fault!
By Dr. M, on September 13th, 2010 2 comments Archaeology, History, and Art, Art, Cephalopods!, Expeditions One of my favorite blogs, BiblioOdyssey, covers books, illustrations, science, history, visual materia obscura and generally just eclectic bookart. For all you cephalopodaphiles, you need to check out their post from last week covering the gorgeous illustrations from Carl Chun’s publication on the cephalopods from the Valdivia expedition In 1898, the steamship Valdivia left Hamburg for a … . . . → Read More: Cephalopod Art
By Dr. M, on September 12th, 2010 8 comments Biodiversity Biodiversity, biodiversity crisis, extinction, nematode, New Species, taxonomy A professor once told me that if you removed everything from earth and just left the nematodes you would still recognize the outlines of everything. I have absolutely no idea if this is even remotely true. I do know that, hyperbole aside, nematodes represent one of the most abundant forms of life on earth. … . . . → Read More: How Many Deep-Sea Nematodes Are There & Why We Many Never Know
Bowsprite provides a 23 step guide to simulating the tugboat experience. Some appear to not be tugboat specific and aptly sum up any time at sea. 10. Leave a lawn mower running in your living room 24 hours a day, to provide the proper noise level and exhaust odor. . . . → Read More: Who Wants to Live On a Tugboat?
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