Graduation Day at TAMU-CC I expected an obstacle course on Commencement Day, just one more hurdle to clear, but the book length manuscript was delivered, and the defense was over, so I was hooded by Dr. Tom Shirley, happy the PhD was complete. My little girls were not so happy. They thought I had . . . → Read More: Time to fly
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By Peter Etnoyer, on  August 15th, 2009  10 comments  Education, Industry & Government, Scientist!  commencement, Gulf of Mexico, NOAA, TAMU-CC If there was a mountain in your backyard with no name, how long do you think it would stay that way? Not very long. Some intrepid explorer would climb it, map it, and name it. In the ocean, though, many mountains are unnamed, and unexplored. There was a time when I lived in Los Angeles . . . → Read More: Northeast Pacific Seamount Map: a Gift that Keeps Giving
From the BBC: Cambridge Engineering Department posts the winners for this year’s photo-contest. The winner was “Pebble” a photo of a “photographic vessel” engineered for the deep-sea. By Peter Etnoyer, on August 11th, 2009 One comment Conservation & Environment, Coral deep-sea coral, Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation Act, Marine Fish Conservation Network, Politics This is a special guest post by Ken Stump of the Marine Fish Conservation Network for Deep Sea News, intended to help build awareness about how political action translates into deep-sea research and fisheries management. New Habitat Authority for Fishery Managers and a Research Program at NOAA Raise the Profile of Deep-Sea Corals, But Will . . . → Read More: The Policy and Politics of Deep Sea Corals
By Peter Etnoyer, on August 9th, 2009 2 comments Conservation & Environment, Coral deep-sea coral, Ken Stump, Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation Act, Marine Fish Conservation Network Deep-sea coral conservation is a phenomenon, an intersection that brings deep-sea exploration together with fisheries policy and environmental awareness. Its also the story of grass roots environmental activism grown up to the big leagues. In 2006, Congress reauthorized the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Management and Conservation Act (MSA). What are the implications for deep-coral conservation and research? . . . → Read More: Special Article on the Politics of Deep-Sea Coral Conservation
By Peter Etnoyer, on August 7th, 2009 Leave a comment Pictures and Movies Cousteau, Cousteau Society, Google Ocean, Jacques Cousteau Did you know the Cousteau Society recently “Saved the Calypso?” The group is still active. This classic video clip features salps, Venus Girdle jellies, and more from “Nauru: The Island Planet (1992)”. I found it while “flying” over the Pacific in Google Ocean, and dig the crazy soundtrack. . . . → Read More: TGIF: Vintage Cousteau
By Peter Etnoyer, on August 4th, 2009 One comment Conservation & Environment artisinal fisheries, Cape Cod Fishermen, Paul Parker, sea turtles, See Turtles, traditional fisheres, Wallace J Nichols Thought Kitchen is giving away $10,000 to a public minded individual through their “Grant for Change” initiative. The contest awards the ones who get the most votes at a website that describes the work and stories of 100+ inspiring people. Go there and make your voice heard by registering, and voting. Among the Ocean Revolutionaries . . . → Read More: Vote for Ocean Revolutionaries
By Peter Etnoyer, on August 2nd, 2009 4 comments Environmental Sciences, Geology blogging, mainstream media, New York Times, niche blog, Through the Sandglass, Washington Post One of my favorite remarks from the reviews of Deep Sea News over the years was “… gotta love them niche blogs”. I don’t see it in our current reviews, but trust me its been said, and it runs through my mind every time I see a new and fascinating blog. Consider Through the Sandglass, . . . → Read More: Who are you calling a niche blog?
By Peter Etnoyer, on August 1st, 2009 2 comments Gadgets & Gear, New Research, Uncategorized Lake Baikal, submersible, Vladimir Putin From BBC News: The Russian prime minister descended 1,400m (4,600ft) in a four-and-a-half hour mission to inspect crystals containing natural gas. Mr Putin said it was a very special feeling and he had not seen anything like it before. The mission is likely to add to the 56-year-old’s carefully cultivated image as a man of . . . → Read More: Putin dives to 1400 m in Lake Baikal
By Peter Etnoyer, on July 30th, 2009 One comment Coral, New Species Crinoid, deep-sea coral, Living Fossil, New Species Three Endoxocrinus maclearanus flank a purple sea fan with a snake star at 2000 ft depth in the Bahamas. Image courtesy Bioluminescence 2009 Expedition, NOAA/OER If you didn’t get a chance to follow along with the Bioluminescence 2009 Expedition last week, you can catch up online at the NOAA Ocean Exploration expedition website. The . . . → Read More: Deep-sea crinoid discovered in real time
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