News today that apparently Florida International University in Miami has received a grant to operate the NOAA undersea research laboratory known as Aquarius ReefBase, which was operated by UNC Wilmington until government funding for undersea research was largely zeroed out in 2012 (more about that from Craig and I here). More details about the FIU . . . → Read More: FIU to take over Aquarius ReefBase
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By para_sight, on  January 15th, 2013  Leave a comment  Vessels and Equipment  Aquarius, FIU, NURP, Reefbase, UNC Wilmington By para_sight, on January 15th, 2013 Leave a comment Natural Disaster, Weather Hurricane Sandy, New York, New York Aquarium At the end of the F line in Coney Island, Brooklyn stand three of the city’s more venerable institutions: Nathan’s Hotdogs, the Cyclone roller coaster and the New York Aquarium, part of the Wildlife Conservation Society (once known as the NY Zoological Society). I like roller coasters and hotdogs (a little too much), but I . . . → Read More: Drink beer for Sandy relief
On the first day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: My own private ROV On the second day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Two turtles love, and My own private ROV On the third day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Three sea pens Two turtles love, . . . → Read More: The twelve days of Christmas – a marine biological edition
By para_sight, on December 19th, 2012 9 comments Climate Change, Conservation & Environment, Coral, Industry & Government, Organisms Boston University, Center for Biological Diversity, conservation, conservation international, corals, elkhorn, endangered species, Endangered Species Act, ESA, New England Aquarium, NOAA, Roger Williams University, staghorn In the third or, um, sixth Star Wars movie, Emperor Palpatine finally reveals himself as the evil Sith lord Darth Sidious when he orders the assassination of every Jedi in the Galaxy by clone soliders (who either later or earlier become the infamous storm troopers of the first or, er, fourth episode). This edict is . . . → Read More: Execute order 66
By para_sight, on November 30th, 2012 19 comments Adaptations, Coral, Organisms, Pictures and Movies bioluminescence, Coral, coral reef, Fluorescence, red sea, scuba Coral reefs are famous for their beautiful colours, but in fact when I visit them I am usually surprised how colourful reefs AREN’T. Most healthy corals have a sort of dusty tan or pink hue to them, and it’s only on reefs with particularly high coral cover, superb water clarity and bright overhead sun that . . . → Read More: TGIF – The spectacular fluorescent colours of Coral Reefs
By para_sight, on November 30th, 2012 2 comments Pictures and Movies Baja, Mexico, scuba diving, whale sharks There’s a video been doing the rounds this week showing a remarkable bit of quick work with a knife, wherein a diver near Baja Mexico removed ropes that had entangled a large female whale shark. Don’t try this at home, kids… By para_sight, on November 29th, 2012 3 comments Microbes, Plankton Australia, bioluminescence, Noctiluca, plankton, red tide There’s a sizable red tide event unfolding in Australia right now, where thick slicks of red planktonic algae are washing up on Sydney’s iconic beaches, including the most famous beach in the whole country: Bondi. Web news sources are replete with dramatic pictures; I especially liked this one of vermilion surf juxtaposed with the tuquoise . . . → Read More: What’s green and gold and red all over?
By para_sight, on November 19th, 2012 One comment Fishing, Opinion & Editorial, The Basics Finning, shark finning, sharks Kim Bosco Mo has a piece in Huff Po Canada today on whether banning shark fin soup is an equitable way to protect sharks. I would have answered in a comment on their site but it limits the comments to 250 words and requires you grant HP access to your Twitter account AND set up . . . → Read More: Shark finning: a response to Kim Bosco Mo
By para_sight, on November 15th, 2012 One comment Fish, New Research, Open Access, Organisms biochemistry, DART MS, Georgia Aquarium, homarine, metabolomics, NMR, whale sharks My very first post at Deep Sea News was a tongue in cheek look at how much we don’t know about the largest of all 28,000-ish species of fishes, the whale shark, Rhincodon typus. Since 2006 I’ve been part of a group that is trying to help fix the surprising lack of information on this . . . → Read More: A first look at the biochemistry of whale sharks
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