Sharktopus Before Sharktopus Was Cool
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By , on November 30th, 2010 5 comments   Fish, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies, Weird    

Before Syfy’s Sharktopus, there was MONSTER SHARK (DEVIL FISH)! “I think i can safely say the creature at the bottom of the ocean is a living fossil”, with epic lines like this how can the public image of scientists possibly be bad! Thanks to Brian Switek via his Twitter account for this load of crap … . . . → Read More: Sharktopus Before Sharktopus Was Cool

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Derek Nobbs Is My New Favorite Artist
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By , on November 29th, 2010 5 comments   Archaeology, History, and Art, Art, Nautical Terms and Phrases    

After struggling for just the right tattoo design for awhile…I think I found a contender.  If I can I just convince to do something with Giant Isopods we may have a big WIN! ~ Derek Nobbs ~: Ballad Of The Wicked. . . . → Read More: Derek Nobbs Is My New Favorite Artist

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From The Editor’s Desk: The Case For Open Access
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By , on November 29th, 2010 7 comments   Open Access   , ,  

Color me surprised that there is still resistance against open access journals. I was extremely flattered a few years ago to be invited to join the academic editors at PLoS One. In that time I worked diligently to develop a Marine and Aquatic Science hub at the journal. I have accumulated what I consider to … . . . → Read More: From The Editor’s Desk: The Case For Open Access

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Meet DSN’s Newest Vessel: The Aircraft Carrier HMS Invincible
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By , on November 29th, 2010 3 comments   Vessels and Equipment   , ,  

It is an ignominious end for a ship that served in the Royal Navy from 1973 to 2005, and took part in the Falklands, Balkans and Iraq wars before being decommissioned in 2005. The Ministry of Defence is understood to be hoping to raise £2 million after they put the 17,000 ton vessel up for … . . . → Read More: Meet DSN’s Newest Vessel: The Aircraft Carrier HMS Invincible

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The Deep-Sea Makes Everything Taste Better
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By , on November 29th, 2010 4 comments   Ramblings   , ,  

A Slovenian winemaker revealed a unique technique for maturing wine when he retrieved 600 bottles that he laid six months ago in clay-made amphoras on the Adriatic seabed. The sparkling wine, named Poseidon after the Greek god of the sea, was placed at a depth of 30 metres where the temperature is between 12 and … . . . → Read More: The Deep-Sea Makes Everything Taste Better

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Villagers give notice on deep sea mining
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By , on November 29th, 2010 Leave a comment   Conservation & Environment, Mining   , ,  

landowners will ask the to stop any deep-sea mining in the area until the current mining laws governing sacred fishing grounds are properly interpreted…Paka said villagers, who used the ocean area to be mined for food,  had not been consulted, simply because the Mining Act was not clear on the sea aspect. via … . . . → Read More: Villagers give notice on deep sea mining

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Cop16 Climate Talks Resume In Cancun
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By , on November 29th, 2010 4 comments   Conferences, Conservation & Environment, Opinion   , , , , , ,  

Beginning this morning and running through December 10th, the 16th edition of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16) will attract political and environmental delegates from around the globe to move on those climate change decisions that were previously made at … . . . → Read More: Cop16 Climate Talks Resume In Cancun

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11.28.10 Oil Spill Roundup
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By , on November 28th, 2010 One comment   Oil Spills   , , ,  

As the publications roll out and the days roll on, we continue to learn more and more about the BP spill and its ongoing impacts. Lots of interesting stories to pique your interest this week: Not happy with the conclusions of the Government’s National Oil Spill Commission, an independent group of academics known as … . . . → Read More: 11.28.10 Oil Spill Roundup

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Encounters with Bioluminescent Creatures
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By , on November 26th, 2010 2 comments   Adaptations, Biodiversity, Carnivals & Link Love, Critters, Scientist!, TGIF: Pictures & Movies   ,  

A who’s who of marine scientists describe exploring the deep  and their encounters with bioluminescent creatures. Encounters with Bioluminescent Creatures at the Smithsonian website. Hat tip to Chris Mah for pointing this out. . . . → Read More: Encounters with Bioluminescent Creatures

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You Can Thank Mariners for Rock-N-Roll
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By , on November 26th, 2010 One comment   Archaeology, History, and Art, Deep Sea Music, Nautical Terms and Phrases, TGIF: Pictures & Movies   ,  

Jennifer Viegas at Discovery has an excellent piece on first use of the term Rock-N-Roll and the first Rock-N-Roll song. “That’s All Right Mama” by Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup is the world’s oldest rock and roll song, according to Southeastern Louisiana University rock historian Joseph Burns, who also thinks this song could contain the first ever … . . . → Read More: You Can Thank Mariners for Rock-N-Roll

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