Legal Sea Foods’ “blacklisted” seafood dinner took place last night. From the Boston Globe: An e-mail invitation to the sold-out event, sponsored by Legal Sea Foods and the nonprofit Culinary Guild of New England, reads: “Presenting a menu of supposed ‘blacklisted’ fish, Legal’s President and chief executive Roger Berkowitz discusses how outdated scientific findings unfairly . . . → Read More: The science behind Legal Sea Foods’ “blacklisted” dinner
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By Miriam Goldstein, on  January 25th, 2011  5 comments  Fishing  denialism, Overfishing, seafood, Seafood Watch, sustainable fishery By RickMac, on January 25th, 2011 6 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Coral, Ecology, Fish, Scientist! Caribbean, coral reefs, Field Work, Invasive Species, marine conservation Photograph of Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) with lionfish (Pterois volitans) protruding from its mouth. Image © 2010, Florida Sportsman, www.floridasportsman.com Feed a fish a fish, it eats for a day; Teach a fish to fish, it eats forever. That basically seems to be the crux of a discussion currently playing out on NOAA’s online Coral . . . → Read More: What’s Eating You?
By Kevin Zelnio, on January 24th, 2011 26 comments Adaptations, Editor's Desk, Fish, Fishing Best of Zelnio, carbon dioxide, climate change, CO2, fisheries, ocean acidification, pH, physiology Anthropogenic climate change has been hypothesized for centuries (discussed in Le Treut 2007) before the careful measurements of scientists in the mid-20th century. From 1833 to 1997, Stanhill (2001) calculated that the climate change science doubled every 11 years. The impact of carbon dioxide concentrations in the ocean was recognized early on with measurements and . . . → Read More: From the Editor’s Desk: The Grand Challenge of Ocean Acidification and Fisheries
And while you are watching videos, check out Neil Losin’s prize winning science video from science online Researcher Profile: Kristin Aquilino from Neil Losin on Vimeo. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}And while you are watching videos, check out Neil Losin’s prize winning science video from science online Researcher Profile: Kristin Aquilino from Neil Losin on Vimeo. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr. M, on January 23rd, 2011 One comment Scientist!, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Coral, Rick MacPherson, Youtube Make sure you catch this interview with RickMac at Science Online 2011 Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Make sure you catch this interview with RickMac at Science Online 2011 Broadcast Spawn!Tweet This just in The National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK, can confirm that there has been an incident involving the RRS James Cook in which the remotely operated vehicle ROV Isis came into contact with the ship’s port propeller.The accident occurred during ROV deployment at around 12.00 GMT approximately 09.00hrs Ship’s time on Wednesday 19 January 2011. . . . → Read More: Incident Involving the RRS James Cook and ROV Isis
These came to my inbox from the CSO Weekly Report. (It’s a handy listserv if you’re interested in ocean policy, fyi.) EE Week Opportunities for Students and Educators National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) is an annual celebration of teaching and learning about the environment. EE Week provides educators with resources to promote K-12 students’ . . . → Read More: Two ocean opportunities for students/educators
By Kevin Zelnio, on January 22nd, 2011 Leave a comment Adaptations, Deep Sea Music, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies OK, I think that outta bring in the hits! Or get me fired… Check out this great post from Scicurious Friday Weird Science: The Magnificent Mammal Menage a Trois and its ensuing comment thread. Of course it reminds me of this traditional sea shanty. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}OK, I think that outta bring in the . . . → Read More: BIG WHALE PENISES & THEIR THREESOMES!
By Miriam Goldstein, on January 21st, 2011 Leave a comment TGIF: Pictures & Movies decor, Octopus, plush, toys Are you into interior molluscan design? Then decorate with a molluscan interior. Amazing plush molluscan anatomy, complete with plus key, from Jessica Polka. This is the bivalve, but she’s also got a scaphopod and a laterally viewed chiton. Check out her shop on Etsy. Or if you’re looking for a mollusc to help you with . . . → Read More: TGIF: Molluscs for Home Decor
By Archie Teuthis, on January 21st, 2011 Leave a comment Adaptations, Biodiversity, Environmental Sciences, Life Science, Microbes, New Research diatoms, forams, iron, Scientist In Residence In a recent paper, de Jonge et al used x-ray fluorescence tomography to give us a new perspective on how diatoms put together those phenomenally intricate frustules of theirs. “X-ray whosamagidget” you say? My thoughts exactly. Let’s break it down. First: X-rays. High-energy waves that help doctors see our bones. Check. Second: fluorescence. Fluorescence is . . . → Read More: Scientist In Residence: Danny Richter on Diatoms and X-ray Whosamagidgets
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