Deeplings Looking Festive! Twas two nights after Cephalopodmas, and all through the lab, All the Deeplings were ready for beer and boiled crab. Their table was set, napkins folded with care, All that remained was for Dr Bik to get there. Kevin spiked the eggnog with Kraken Spiced Rum, And assured me one sip would . . . → Read More: A Very Deep Sea Holiday Greeting
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By RickMac, on  December 25th, 2010  4 comments  Conservation & Environment, Ecology, Oil Spills, Ramblings, Scientist!, Weird  Cephalopodmas, Whacky Shit I typically use the season to get a bit seasoned myself. While I do that, enjoy a couple of the various marine themed Christmas e-card I received this year. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}I typically use the season to get a bit seasoned myself. While I do that, enjoy a couple of the various marine themed Christmas e-card I received this year. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr Bik, on December 24th, 2010 3 comments Oil Spills, Uncategorized BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill, seafood What criteria makes Gulf seafood “safe to eat”? In part 2, we’re geting down to the nitty gritty: what guidelines and criteria are the FDA and NOAA using to approve the sale and consumption of seafood from the Gulf of Mexico? The FDA is currently focusing its tests on two separate compounds: PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic . . . → Read More: Seafood Safety, Part 2a: ‘safe’ criteria, PAHs
Dear DSN staff and readers, 2010 has been a great year for us. We hope you have enjoyed the new additions to the place (Miriam, Rickmac and Dr Bik) as much as Dr M and I have. Lots of posts on lots of different things ocean related, dominated necessarily by the oil catastrophe. We will . . . → Read More: From the Editor’s Desk: Merry Squidmas!
Larval brittle star "snowflakes." Photo: Dr. Richard Kirby I am spending the holiday break sorting zooplankton in the lab, so this assortment of Christmas-themed plankton seems especially joyous. (I don’t celebrate Christmas, but I do celebrate beautiful photos of plankton!) From Environmental Graffiti: Dr. Richard Kirby, a Royal Society Research Fellow at Plymouth University was . . . → Read More: The 12 Plankton of Christmas
By RickMac, on December 21st, 2010 Leave a comment Conservation & Environment, Coral, Ecology coral bleaching, graduate school, ocean acidification Passing along a solicitation for what looks like a very interesting (and timely) research opportunity at The Ohio State University. You can also learn more about the graduate program at the PI’s lab website. PhD GRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY IN CORAL BLEACHING AND OCEAN ACIDIFICATION BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Desired (but not required) qualifications: MSc in Marine Science, Geology, . . . → Read More: Graduate Research Opportunity in Coral Bleaching and Ocean Acidification
By Dr. M, on December 21st, 2010 3 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Invertebrate Wars 12 days of Christmas, Christmas, Gastropod, larvae, Radula, shell, Snail The holidays are a time for lists: shopping list, grocery list for the holiday meal, things I must accomplish before the year ends, and Santa’s naughty or nice list. In case your wondering, all of us at DSN were naughty, except for me. I’ve been more nasty nice. To these lists, I will add the . . . → Read More: The Twelve Days of Snails
By Dr Bik, on December 19th, 2010 2 comments Oil Spills, Uncategorized BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill, RB Editor's Selection, seafood Everything we do in life presents choices, and every choice presents a risk. Some activities present a high and obvious risk, like skiing a black diamond without a helmet. The inherent risks in more mundane activities may be well-documented, yet so subtle, that we choose to ignore them on a day-to-day basis…like eating seafood. This . . . → Read More: Sunday Spill Special: Seafood Safety, Part 1
Not Friday but couldn’t wait! Stunning. Hat tip to Mary for pointing this out to me. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Not Friday but couldn’t wait! Stunning. Hat tip to Mary for pointing this out to me. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Kevin Zelnio, on December 18th, 2010 2 comments Bringin' It, Fish, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies, Weird CROCOSAURUS!!!11!1one!!111!!!!1!1eleventy!!11!!111!! The awesomesauce is oozing out of this sequel (featuring Urkel!) to the epically epic Megashark vs. Giant Octopus. Big tip o’ the hat to @WhySharksMatter on Twitter. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}CROCOSAURUS!!!11!1one!!111!!!!1!1eleventy!!11!!111!! The awesomesauce is oozing out of this sequel (featuring Urkel!) to the epically epic Megashark vs. Giant Octopus. Big tip o’ the hat to @WhySharksMatter on Twitter. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet |
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