In the Land of Awesome there exists people who know how make shrimp out of bendy straws. Click on image to check it out at Make Magazine. Hat tip to @Monkey_Fist on Twitter. . . . → Read More: How to Make a Shrimp From a Bendy Straw
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By Kevin Zelnio, on  December 29th, 2010  2 comments  Industry & Government, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies  Gulf of Mexico, oil rig, sperm whale, video It appears that the oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico have found fresh, new expertise in deep-sea rig inspection enlisting the help of sperm whales. I hear their work for squid. Hat tip to @Sfriedscientist on Twitter. . . . → Read More: Oil Companies’ New Deep-Sea Inspection Crew
By Miriam Goldstein, on December 29th, 2010 38 comments Fishing denialism, Overfishing, seafood, Seafood Watch, sustainable fishery Time: 9 PM, after a long day in the lab. Place: Lucha Libre Taco Shop Internal Monologue: Bad Miriam: “If I do not have a Surf ‘n’ Turf burrito I will surely perish!” Good Miriam: “No! Shrimp is bad! You know shrimp is bad! You are a goddamn marine biologist!” Bad Miriam: “But it is sooooo delicious. Plus it … . . . → Read More: DON’T PANIC: Sustainable seafood and the American outlaw
Bioephemera pointed us to this lovely undersea gingerbread house created by Karen Portaleo at Highland Bakery in Atlanta, GA. It was made for the Georgia Aquarium – Al, did you get to taste any chocolatey ocean goodness? Also, a 200 pound giant octopus cake. BEST CAKE EVER. . . . → Read More: Gingerbread Under The Sea
By Kevin Zelnio, on December 28th, 2010 2 comments Fish, Life Science Cancer, DNA, Genetics, Genomic Repairman, Medaka Fish, Melanoma, Oryzias, Xiphophorus, Xmrk Editor’s Note: Genomic Repairman is a friend I’ve gotten to know through Twitter (@genrepair). He is a semi-cultured, good-natured graduate student in biomedical sciences who escaped out of the deep south and now focuses on using genetics and biochemistry to elucidate DNA repair in cells. He blogs at Tales From a Genomic … . . . → Read More: Guest Post: Why cancer researchers think fish are cool
By Kevin Zelnio, on December 27th, 2010 6 comments Cephalopods!, Gadgets & Gear review, Some Young Punks, Squid's Fist, wine Yes this was an impulse buy based purely on the label. They had me at squid! Which it makes it all the better to write about how pleasantly surprised I was at the tastiness of this wine once I oogled at the label long enough. The label is the creation of Illinois artist/illustrator Asaf … . . . → Read More: The Squid’s Fist
For the love of God, not the mollusks! Not the mollusks! Wait a minute they are invasives. Go ahead. Game on. Here we report the first observations of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta preying on a conspicuous molluscan invader, the rapa whelk Rapana venosa. An average number of 136 opercula were found in stomach contents of … . . . → Read More: Loggerhead turtles preying on snails
By Miriam Goldstein, on December 27th, 2010 One comment Expeditions, Plastic, Scientist! interview, marine debris, miriam goldstein, Plastic I was interviewed by the NOAA Marine Debris blog! It’s about my work this October on a NOAA cruise through the eastern part of the North Pacific Central Gyre. What goes into deploying your equipment on a vessel as large as the Okeanos Explorer? Every deployment requires a lot of teamwork! The manta tow is … . . . → Read More: Interview on the NOAA Marine Debris Blog
By Dr Bik, on December 26th, 2010 Leave a comment Oil Spills BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill In lieu of the holiday weekend, there’s only one story I want to draw attention to–months after the well was capped, the post-spill economic hardships are still a grim facet of life for many Gulf residents. Many shrimpers and oyster harvesters are catching and selling only a fraction of previous hauls. Business owners who saw … . . . → Read More: 12.26.10 A tough Christmas in the Gulf (Sunday Spill Roundup)
By Dr. M, on December 26th, 2010 Leave a comment Ramblings Christmas, Holiday, Run DMC, Vancouver Aquarium Nice little holiday message from the Vancouver Aquarium. I personally would have laid Christmas In Hollis over it. So… . . . → Read More: Happy Holidays from the Vancouver Aquarium
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