By now you’ve no doubt noticed that international shark protections (well, at least legislative shark protections) are beginning to pile-up. It can be truly said that the past few months of 2011 will go down as Summer of the Shark. On June 24, Honduras declared their waters as a permanent shark sanctuary. On July . . . → Read More: Fijians Hope Lives in “Shark Hope”
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By RickMac, on  September 9th, 2011  2 comments  Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Coral, Ecology, Fish, Fishing, Megavertebrate  Shark Sanctuary, sharks By RickMac, on August 16th, 2011 Leave a comment Adaptations, Biodiversity, Coral, Evolution, Fish zomg "La La La La….Nothing to see here!" CREDIT: Brooker, et al., Coral Reefs, Sept. 2011 After reading a recent paper in the journal Coral Reefs on the ability of Harlequin filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris) to masquerade as branching stony coral (abstract only), two facts are inescapable: 1) Evolution freakin’ rocks! 2) Vertebrates are just invertebrate wannabe’s. . . . → Read More: Invertebrate Wannabe
By Dr. M, on August 1st, 2011 5 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Coral, Critters, Ecology, New Research, Open Access Anemone, Behavior, behaviour, Cephalopod, nervous system, personality, self-orgazing, Snail Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures-F. Scott Fitzgerald Quirky, sheepish, fun-loving, lethargic, energetic, aloof, courageous, sensitive You might invoke these words to describe your friends and family. Indeed, you recognize them all by their distinctive personalities. You may even use these terms to describe your beloved dog or cat. But it is hard . . . → Read More: The many personalities of snails and anemones
By Kevin Zelnio, on May 31st, 2011 One comment Archaeology, History, and Art, Books/Media, Coral Charles Darwin, Coral, David Dobbs, Louis Agassiz, Reef Madness In a very generous online experiment, science writer and blogger at Wired Science David Dobbs, is putting up his entire book Reef Madness in small chunks on his blog Neuron Culture. Here at Neuron Culture I’m going to serially publish significant chunks of my book Reef Madness: Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of . . . → Read More: Reef Madness!
By RickMac, on April 24th, 2011 3 comments Bringin' It, Conservation & Environment, Coral, Ecology, Fish, Fishing, Megavertebrate conservation, sharks 2011, Cancun Foros (http://www.cancunforos.com); Cartoon Translation: Abelardo Vara (President of Cancun Hotel Association) says you have to kill sharks to avoid exposing Caribbean tourism. Vara: "These sharks are imbeciles attacking anything that stands between them and their food." Shark: "That's curious…. We think the same of you." My life for the past few months . . . → Read More: Sharks, The News Cycle, And The Madness of Mobs
By Dr. M, on April 1st, 2011 4 comments Biodiversity, Coral, Ecology, Life Science, Oil Spills age, Arminius, Augustus, Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, black coral, Coral, Germanic, growth rate, Leiopathes, lifespan, nuclear bomb testing, Radiation, radiocarbon dating, Romans, tree rings, Varsus Arminius The year is 9CE. Fourteen years later Pliny the Elder will be Pliny the Newly Born. Cai Lun will invent paper one hundred years later. In Northern Germany a storm unleashes on 30,000 Roman soldiers under the command of Publius Quinctilius Varus. Varus’s most trusted advisor, Arminius, was the son of a Germanic war . . . → Read More: A Tale of Germanic Chieftains and Deep-Sea Corals
By RickMac, on February 1st, 2011 2 comments Biodiversity, Coral, Ecology, Evolution, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Open Access, Scientist! conservation, coral reefs, Genetics Acropora millepora aquarium colony grown from fragment, www.reefclub.or.kr One of the defining decision points of life: Settle-down and make a living close to the familiar particulars of your birthplace or venture out to get a fresh start and be exposed to additional opportunities and experiences that “somewhere else” could open up. In addition to vexing . . . → Read More: Red Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate Change
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 RickMac, on January 11th, 2011 4 comments Conservation & Environment, Coral, Critters, Ecology, Fish, Fishing conservation Here’s a hypothetical you parents out there should appreciate: Your child comes home from school, report card in hand. On reviewing the grades you notice little Kevin received a C, two D’s, and three F’s. Ouch! [In the comments section, the teacher tosses you some modest relief by mentioning your child has "terrific penmanship."] So, . . . → Read More: Epic FAIL, Wake-Up Call, Turning Point, or All of the Above?
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
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